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The Whitstable School

Secondary Academy school in Whitstable CT5 1PX

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  • School Reference Number: 144354
  • Address: Bellevue Road, Whitstable CT5 1PX
  • Headteacher: Mr Alex Holmes
  • Telephone: 01227 931300
  • Website: thewhitstableschool.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Swale Academies Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,220
  • Local Education Authority: Kent
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2018* (Academy Converter)

* 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 12/03/2024

Rating published on 24/04/2024

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
12 March 2024 25 April 2024 School inspection Good
13 December 2022 7 February 2023 School inspection
11 September 2018 11 September 2018 Academy conversion letter

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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 Number144354
Local Authority Code886
Local Authority NameKent
Establishment Number4091
School / College NameThe Whitstable School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-09-2018
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethos
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,220
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,122
Number of Boys551
Number of Girls571
Percentage Free School Meals22.20
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
UKPRN10068468
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetBellevue Road
Locality
Address3
TownWhitstable
County (name)Kent
PostcodeCT5 1PX
Websitewww.thewhitstableschool.org.uk
Telephone01227931300
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameAlex
Headteacher/Principal last nameHolmes
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
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 provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000106
DistrictCanterbury
Ward CodeE05010396
WardGorrell
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001151
Parliamentary ConstituencyCanterbury
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000016
Easting611643
Northing165739
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Canterbury 009
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Canterbury 009A
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 number4017
Country
UPRN100062300161
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005018
LSOA CodeE01024062
Free School Meals231
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN144354
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/144354
LAESTAB8864091
School nameThe Whitstable School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/09/2018
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosUnknown
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityKent
Parliamentary constituencyCanterbury
Multi-academy trust UID4885
Multi-academy trust nameSwale Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UID4886
Academy sponsor nameSwale Academies Trust
PostcodeCT5 1PX
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils1,122
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
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 inspection10296442
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date12/03/2024
Publication date24/04/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection144354
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8864091
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Whitstable School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
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 number10021142
Previous inspection start date20/02/2018
Previous publication date14/03/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection118803
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8864091
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Community College Whitstable
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
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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