Fulston Manor School
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
F29
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG
- Distance
- 0.1km away
Highsted Grammar School
Highsted Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT
Local ranking34th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
830
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 17 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 61.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 83.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 93.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 143
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 97.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Higher education
- 74.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 16.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
76
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 35.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 163
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 832
- Boys
- 6 (1%)
- Girls
- 787 (99%)
- Capacity
- 830 (96% full)
- SEND
- 4.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 12.5%
- EAL
- 8.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.5%
- SEN Support
- 4.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 48.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,466/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
- 6.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.1% 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
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 69.0%
- Black African: 11.0%
- White Other: 5.8%
- Mixed Other: 3.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
- Asian Indian: 1.7%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%
69.0%
White British
11.0%
Black African
5.8%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Highsted Road
Sittingbourne, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 136305
- UKPRN
- 10031571
- Establishment No.
- 4080
- Trust
- HIGHSTED ACADEMY TRUST
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