King Ethelbert School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Canterbury Road
Birchington
Kent
CT7 9BL
Phone 01843831999
Reference Number 136584

General Makeup

Number of pupils 794
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.9%
Girls: 47.1%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 85 63 148
8 83 68 151
9 77 74 151
10 79 71 150
11 70 71 141
12 26 27 53
13 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87%
White, Other 3.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.8%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
White & Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
African 0.4%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Report Date 2024-07-08
Date Report
2024-06-04 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 08 July 2024
2018-10-02 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 05 November 2018
2014-06-04 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 25 June 2014
2013-09-18 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 09 October 2013
2013-06-11 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 03 July 2013
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
Previously as King Ethelbert School
2011-05-05 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 09 June 2011
2009-11-18 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 10 December 2009
2008-11-05 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 December 2008
2006-12-06 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 10 January 2007
2000-09-25 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 02 January 2001
2011-05-05 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 09 June 2011
2009-11-18 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 10 December 2009
2008-11-05 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 December 2008
2006-12-06 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 10 January 2007
2000-09-25 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 02 January 2001

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 22% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 35.5% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 123 6
Third Preference 135 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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