Highsted Grammar School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C65
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT
- Distance
- 0.1km away
Fulston Manor School
Brenchley Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG
Local ranking97th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1104
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 21 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Urgent improvement
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 36.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 22.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 40.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 201
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 77.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 48.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 29.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
25.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
27.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
132
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 1.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 278
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1325
- Boys
- 612 (47%)
- Girls
- 702 (53%)
- Capacity
- 1104 (119% full)
- SEND
- 15.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.3%
- EAL
- 8.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.2%
- SEN Support
- 10.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,001/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
- 11.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.6% 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: 81.5%
- Black African: 5.7%
- White Other: 5.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Black Other: 0.7%
81.5%
White British
5.7%
Black African
5.1%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Brenchley Road
Sittingbourne, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 136324
- UKPRN
- 10031570
- Establishment No.
- 5414
- Trust
- FULSTON MANOR ACADEMIES TRUST
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