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The Abbey School

Secondary Academy school in Faversham ME13 8RZ

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  • School Reference Number: 149893
  • Address: London Road, Faversham ME13 8RZ
  • Headteacher: Dr Rowland Speller
  • Telephone: 01795 532633
  • Website: abbeyschoolfaversham.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: The Howard Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,226
  • Local Education Authority: Kent
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 19
  • Active From: April 2023* (Fresh Start)

* 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 11/05/2022

Rating published on 25/08/2022

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate

Personal development: Requires Improvement

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Inadequate

Sixth form provision: Good

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 Number149893
Local Authority Code886
Local Authority NameKent
Establishment Number4033
School / College NameThe Abbey School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code04
Reason establishment openedFresh Start
Open date01-04-2023
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High19
Boarders Code9
Boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code9
Admissons policy
School capacity1,226
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,111
Number of Boys554
Number of Girls557
Percentage Free School Meals32.90
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16042
Academy trust or TrustTHE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe Howard Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10092583
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date31-01-2025
StreetLondon Road
Locality
Address3
TownFaversham
County (name)Kent
PostcodeME13 8RZ
Websitewww.abbeyschoolfaversham.co.uk
Telephone01795532633
Headteacher/Principal titleDr
Headteacher/Principal first nameRowland
Headteacher/Principal last nameSpeller
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 provisionResourced provision and SEN unit
Resourced provision number on roll43
Resourced provision capacity44
SEN unit number on roll43
SEN unit capacity44
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000113
DistrictSwale
Ward CodeE05009565
WardWatling
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001235
Parliamentary ConstituencyFaversham and Mid Kent
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000016
Easting601241
Northing160405
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Swale 014
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Swale 014E
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
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN100062379926
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005128
LSOA CodeE01024626
Free School Meals330
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN149893
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/149893
LAESTAB8864033
School nameThe Abbey School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/04/2023
Admissions policyUnknown
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityKent
Parliamentary constituencyFaversham and Mid Kent
Multi-academy trust UID16042
Multi-academy trust nameThe Howard Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID5716
Academy sponsor nameThe Howard Academy Trust
PostcodeME13 8RZ
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils1,111
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 inspection10226982
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date11/05/2022
Publication date25/08/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection137154
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8864242
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Abbey School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessInadequate
Category of concernSWK
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
Personal developmentRequires Improvement
Effectiveness of leadership and managementInadequate
Safeguarding is effective?No
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS412866
Previous inspection start date09/05/2013
Previous publication date07/06/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection137154
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8864242
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Abbey School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
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?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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