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The Sittingbourne School

Secondary Academy school in Sittingbourne ME10 4NL

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  • School Reference Number: 137687
  • Address: Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne ME10 4NL
  • Trust Principal: Mr Nick Smith
  • Telephone: 01795 472449
  • Website: thesittingbourneschool.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Swale Academies Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,350
  • Local Education Authority: Kent
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: January 2012* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 21/03/2023

Rating published on 21/05/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
21 March 2023 22 May 2023 School inspection Good
21 November 2017 15 December 2017 Full inspection Good
17 December 2013 24 January 2014 Full inspection Good

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number137687
Local Authority Code886
Local Authority NameKent
Establishment Number4002
School / College NameThe Sittingbourne School
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-01-2012
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,350
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,609
Number of Boys795
Number of Girls814
Percentage Free School Meals36.80
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code4885
Academy trust or TrustSWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorSwale Academies Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10036067
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetSwanstree Avenue
Locality
Address3
TownSittingbourne
County (name)Kent
PostcodeME10 4NL
Websitehttp://www.thesittingbourneschool.org.uk
Telephone01795472449
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameNick
Headteacher/Principal last nameSmith
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleTrust Principal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll82
Resourced provision capacity60
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000113
DistrictSwale
Ward CodeE05009558
WardRoman
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001474
Parliamentary ConstituencySittingbourne and Sheppey
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000016
Easting592123
Northing162907
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Swale 011
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Swale 011D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100062627032
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005125
LSOA CodeE01024600
Free School Meals520
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN137687
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137687
LAESTAB8864002
School nameThe Sittingbourne School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/01/2012
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityKent
Parliamentary constituencySittingbourne and Sheppey
Multi-academy trust UID4885
Multi-academy trust nameSwale Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UID4886
Academy sponsor nameSwale Academies Trust
PostcodeME10 4NL
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils1,609
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10256405
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date21/03/2023
Publication date21/05/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection137687
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8864002
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Sittingbourne School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection number10037837
Previous inspection start date21/11/2017
Previous publication date15/12/2017
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection137687
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8864002
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Sittingbourne School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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