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Highsted Grammar School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Highsted Road, Sittingbourne ME10 4PT · highsted.kent.sch.uk · 01795 424223
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 61.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 793
- 96% of 830 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 139 families put the school first and 109 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 109 | 139 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 111 | 143 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 130 | 159 | 1.2▲ | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 106 | 133 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 118 | 141 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 61.1, and 82.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲61.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲82.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲94.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲97.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.88 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 82.4 | −3.8 |
| Further education | 12.8 | +1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 0.7 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.7 | — |
| Activity not captured | 0.7 | −0.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 students | C+ (33.8) | Below average -0.19 | |
| 78 students | C+ (34.8) | Average -0.12 | |
| 9 students | Dist (35.4) | Average +0.26 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 77 | B- (35.3) | -0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 96 | B- (35.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 76 | B+ (43) | — |
| 2018/19 | 96 | C+ (35) | -0.34 |
| 2017/18 | 121 | B- (35.6) | -0.13 |
| 2016/17 | 116 | C+ (33.6) | -0.22 |
| 2015/16 | 97 | B- (35.2) | +0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 75.6 | +4.2 |
| Further education | 2.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 13.4 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.2 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −1.4 |
Ofsted
Highsted Grammar School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2009
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Nov 2005Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
52% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (407 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 52%
- Replies
- 407
- 46% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 77 parents (19%) with SEND