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Highsted Grammar School

Highsted Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT

Local ranking34th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

830

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Girls

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
61.1 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
82.4% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
94.4% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
97.2% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
5.9 nat4.1
Cohort Size
142

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

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
11 (1%)
Girls
821 (99%)
Capacity
830 (100% 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

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
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

2024-25
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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

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
136305
UKPRN
10031571
Establishment No.
4080
Trust
HIGHSTED ACADEMY TRUST

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