Westlands SchoolHighsted Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sittingbourne.
Summary of the comparison
Westlands School and Highsted Grammar School are secondary schools in Sittingbourne.
Westlands School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Highsted Grammar School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Highsted Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Westlands School was judged Good and Highsted Grammar School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.6 for Westlands School and 61.1 for Highsted Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Westlands School (42.5 in 2021-22, 40.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Highsted Grammar School (64.9 in 2021-22, 61.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SittingbourneWestlands School | SittingbourneHighsted Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100 | C64/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 55th of 102 in Kent | 34th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,746 | 832 | |
| Capacity | 1,604 | 830 | |
| Location | Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF | Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.6 | 61.1 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.5% | 82.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57.5% | 94.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.9% | 97.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | 5.88 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 313 | 142 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 57 | 76 | |
| A-level average points | 29.5 | 33.8 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.5 Stronger figure | 36.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 14.3% Stronger figure | 9.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,746 | 832 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.9% | 12.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.3% | 8.2% | |
| SEN support | 12.3% | 4.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.1% | 0.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.0% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.8% | 16.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Westlands School
Highsted Grammar School
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