King Ethelbert School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Birchington, Kent
CT7 9BL
Composite score
46.0

King Ethelbert School at a glance

Located in Birchington, Kent, King Ethelbert School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 794 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 36.8, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 1.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

22% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 39% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,867
National rank
#423
In South East
#77
In Kent
Top 90%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
36.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
22%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
39%
% EBacc grade 5+
2%
EBacc average points score
3.10

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 794 % FSM ever-6 35.1% % EAL 6.9% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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