Ursuline College
Ofsted: Good
Score
D52
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX
- Distance
- 0.4km away
King Ethelbert School
Canterbury Road, Birchington, CT7 9BL
Local ranking72nd of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
870
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 4 June 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 50.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 145
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 794
- Boys
- 446 (53%)
- Girls
- 399 (47%)
- Capacity
- 870 (97% full)
- SEND
- 29.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.1%
- EAL
- 6.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.9%
- SEN Support
- 24.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 54.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,198/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
- 10.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.6% 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: 87.4%
- White Other: 3.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.3%
- Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- White Irish: 0.4%
87.4%
White British
3.7%
White Other
1.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Canterbury Road
Birchington, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 136584
- UKPRN
- 10033425
- Establishment No.
- 4120
- Trust
- COASTAL ACADEMIES TRUST
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