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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 26 February 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry1,007 applications · 282 places offered · 294 named it first
- 2026 3.6; Kent median median 3.1
- 2025 3.4; Kent median median 3.0
- 2024 4.2; Kent median median 3.2
- 2023 4.0; Kent median median 3.2
- 2022 2.9; Kent median median 2.9
- 2021 3.1; Kent median median 3.6
- 2020 3.0; Kent median median 3.1
- 2019 2.9; Kent median median 2.9
- 2018 3.1; Kent median median 3.1
- 2017 3.1; Kent median median 3.0
- 2016 3.3; Kent median median 3.3
- 2015 3.2; Kent median median 3.2
- 2014 3.1; Kent median median 3.1
- This school
- Kent median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 282 | 1,007 | 3.6 | 294 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2025 | 276 | 943 | 3.4 | 300 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2024 | 259 | 1,095 | 4.2 | 378 | 1.46 |
| Sep 2023 | 283 | 1,125 | 4.0 | 439 | 1.55 |
| Sep 2022 | 297 | 860 | 2.9 | 303 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2021 | 322 | 1,006 | 3.1 | 354 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2020 | 317 | 943 | 3.0 | 358 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2019 | 321 | 941 | 2.9 | 360 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2018 | 281 | 883 | 3.1 | 322 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2017 | 275 | 857 | 3.1 | 301 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2016 | 279 | 931 | 3.3 | 319 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2015 | 280 | 906 | 3.2 | 287 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2014 | 280 | 860 | 3.1 | 335 | 1.20 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 304 | 42.3 | 36% | 65% | – |
| 2024/25 | 313 | 40.6 | 36% | 58% | – |
| 2023/24 | 315 | 40.1 | 30% | 58% | −0.38 |
| 2022/23 | 300 | 44.5 | 45% | 63% | +0.02 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Westlands SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.6applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Kent20262.8applications per place 62.7Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.1 km · KentGood20233.1applications per place 61.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.1 km · KentSpecial measures 20264.5applications per place 36.8Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · KentGood20232.9applications per place 34.8Attainment 8
- 6.4 km · MedwayGood20243.9applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
- 8.6 km · Medway20262.2applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 8.6 km · Medway20262.2applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
- 8.7 km · MedwayGood20224.1applications per place 63.1Attainment 8 Selective
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136286 · 886/5434
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,604 pupils · 1,690 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 September 2010
- Replaced
- The Westlands School (URN 118906)
- Address
- Westlands Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources