Borden Grammar School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B72
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sittingbourne, ME10 4DB
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Westlands School
Westlands Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Local ranking60th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1604
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 15 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 64.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 304
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 81.0%
- Higher education
- 36.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 35.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
39.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
57
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 14.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 209
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1746
- Boys
- 878 (52%)
- Girls
- 812 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1604 (105% full)
- SEND
- 19.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 29.9%
- EAL
- 5.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 7.1%
- SEN Support
- 12.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 122.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,250/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 84.4%
- White Other: 4.3%
- Black African: 3.1%
- Gypsy/Roma: 2.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Other: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
84.4%
White British
4.3%
White Other
3.1%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Westlands Avenue
Sittingbourne, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 136286
- UKPRN
- 10031371
- Establishment No.
- 5434
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
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