The Sittingbourne School
Secondary schoolThe Sittingbourne School is a secondary school in Swale, for pupils aged 11 to 19. It had 1,556 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 21 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Sittingbourne School was 34.8, against 42.9 in Swale and 46.2 in England.
24.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Swale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 34.8 | 42.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24.2% | 40.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43.1% | 59.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 281 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Meadowfield SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade120 m
- Lansdowne Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Canterbury Road Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- South Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- VTC Independent SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Swale
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).