Highsted Grammar School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C65
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT
- Distance
- 1.3km away
The Sittingbourne School
Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL
Local ranking79th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 21 March 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 34.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 24.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 43.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 281
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 76.0%
- Higher education
- 26.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 45.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
24.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
21.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
34
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 162
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1587
- Boys
- 783 (50%)
- Girls
- 773 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (115% full)
- SEND
- 25.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.9%
- EAL
- 7.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 7.8%
- SEN Support
- 17.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 97.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,046/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
- 10.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 81.5%
- White Other: 5.9%
- Black African: 5.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Other: 0.6%
81.5%
White British
5.9%
White Other
5.6%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Swanstree Avenue
Sittingbourne, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 137687
- UKPRN
- 10036067
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
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