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Fulston Manor School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Brenchley Road, Sittingbourne ME10 4EG · fulstonmanor.kent.sch.uk · 01795 475228

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
35.3
average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,314
210 over 1,104 places · 119%
Local authority
Kent
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
26.5%
First language not English
10.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Fulston Manor Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 196 families put the school first and 204 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 326 (Places 217)326September 2023: 300 (Places 218)300September 2024: 235 (Places 204)235September 2025: 221 (Places 202)221September 2026: 196 (Places 204)196Places 204
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026204196191%
September 2025Sept 20252022211.1▲79%
September 2024Sept 20242042351.2▲71%
September 2023Sept 20232183001.4▲65%
September 2022Sept 20222173261.5▲63%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.3, and 19.6% 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- (25.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 41.7 (England 46.3)41.72017/18: 41.2 (England 46.5)41.22018/19: 37.8 (England 46.7)37.82021/22: 41.0 (England 48.8)41.02022/23: 37.7 (England 46.3)37.72023/24: 39.0 (England 45.9)39.02024/25: 35.3 (England 46.0)35.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼35.346.0
▼19.6%45.4%
▼49.0%64.8%
▼22.1%40.5%
▼2.894.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form42.2−5.9
Further education38.2+7.7
Other education0.5−1.9
Apprenticeship4.9+1.6
Employment5.4−0.3
Not in a lasting destination5.9+1.1
Activity not captured2.9−1.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 23.2 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 22.1 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 23.1 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 23.2 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 28.8 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 23.8 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 25.9 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 25.8 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
132 studentsC- (25.8)Below average -0.33
132 studentsC- (25.9)Below average -0.32
86 studentsDist- (32.1)Average +0.07
1.8%AAB or better
94%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24129C- (25.9)-0.21
2022/23127D+ (23.8)—
2021/22148C (28.8)—
2018/19125D+ (23.2)-0.34
2017/18112D+ (23.1)-0.37
2016/17144D+ (22.1)-0.29
2015/16152D+ (23.2)-0.21

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University44.8−4.3
Apprenticeship11+4.9
Employment29+1.1
Not in a lasting destination13.1+2.8
Activity not captured2.1−1.5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Fulston Manor School on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
21 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementUrgent improvement
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (229 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
83%
Replies
229
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school●86% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼75% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲88% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲77% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲57% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 44% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●69% agreeEngland 67%

based on 80 parents (35%) with SEND

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