How many pupils does The Whitstable School have?

The Whitstable School has 1,109 pupils enrolled.

Who is the headteacher of The Whitstable School?

The headteacher of The Whitstable School is Alex Holmes.

What type of school is The Whitstable School?

The Whitstable School is a Academy converter with a Secondary phase of education.

Which local authority is The Whitstable School in?

The Whitstable School is in the Kent local authority area.

Academy converter Secondary Open

The Whitstable School

Bellevue Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT5 1PX

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 12 March 2024). Last inspected 12 March 2024.

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1,109

Pupils

26.2%

Free school meals

1 September 2018

Opened

About this school

The Whitstable School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Canterbury, Kent. The school has 1,109 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 12 March 2024). Last inspected 12 March 2024. The Headteacher is Alex Holmes. The school is administered by Kent local authority. It belongs to SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST. It opened in 1 September 2018.

School details

Head: Alex Holmes
Trust: SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authority: Kent
Gender: Mixed
URN: 144354

Contact

01227931300 tws_admin@swale.at Visit website Ofsted Report

Admissions

Applications for places at The Whitstable School are handled by the school or the local authority (Kent). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

39.3

Attainment 8 · 2024-25

−0.52

Progress 8 · 2023-24

29%

Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25

59%

Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25

3.50

EBacc average point score · 2024-25

67%

Entering the EBacc · 2024-25

Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →