Compare Highsted Grammar School and The Sittingbourne School and Westlands School
Comparison of secondary schools: Highsted Grammar School (Secondary) in Sittingbourne; The Sittingbourne School (Secondary) in Sittingbourne; Westlands School (Secondary) in Sittingbourne — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Highsted Grammar School, The Sittingbourne School and Westlands School. They are secondary phase and academy converter and academy sponsor led type located around Sittingbourne, Kent. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Highsted Grammar School), published Mar 2023. The most recent inspection on record is for The Sittingbourne School (May 2023). average roll around ≈ 1,400, combined total ≈ 4,150, typical FSM 25–30%, range 10–15%–35–40%; all within the Swale Academies Trust trust.
| Attribute | Highsted Grammar School ME10 4PT | The Sittingbourne School ME10 4NL | Westlands School ME10 1PF | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy sponsor led | Secondary • Academy converter | 
| Location | Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4PT | Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4NL | Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1PF | 
| Latest Ofsted | 2 19 Mar 2023 | 2 21 May 2023 | 2 20 Mar 2019 | 
| Ofsted report | — | — | — | 
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 850 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,600 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,750 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | 
| FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 35–40% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 
| Capacity | 830 | 1350 | 1604 | 
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | 
| Age range | — | — | — | 
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | Mixed | 
| Admissions policy | Selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | 
| Trust / Local authority | Kent (886) | Swale Academies Trust | Swale Academies Trust | 
| Website | www.highsted.kent.sch.uk | www.thesittingbourneschool.org.uk | www.westlands.org.uk | 
| Telephone | 01795424223 | 01795472449 | 01795477475 | 
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported | 
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile | 
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Sittingbourne
 Kent
 ME10 4PT
- Ofsted
- 2 19 Mar 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 850 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Kent (886)
- Website
- www.highsted.kent.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01795424223
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Sittingbourne
 Kent
 ME10 4NL
- Ofsted
- 2 21 May 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,600 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 35–40% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Swale Academies Trust
- Website
- www.thesittingbourneschool.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01795472449
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Sittingbourne
 Kent
 ME10 1PF
- Ofsted
- 2 20 Mar 2019
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,750 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Swale Academies Trust
- Website
- www.westlands.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01795477475
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