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Borden Grammar School

Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne ME10 4DB · bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk · 01795 424192

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
63.2
average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
938
188 over 750 places · 125%
Local authority
Kent
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
10.7%
First language not English
10.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Borden Grammar School Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 138 families put the school first and 123 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 132 (Places 126)132September 2023: 166 (Places 148)166September 2024: 187 (Places 149)187September 2025: 139 (Places 126)139September 2026: 138 (Places 123)138Places 123
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261231381.1▲83%
September 2025Sept 20251261391.1▲80%
September 2024Sept 20241491871.3▲75%
September 2023Sept 20231481661.1▲83%
September 2022Sept 20221261321▲83%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 63.2, and 83.1% 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+ (34.1 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: 60.6 (England 46.3)60.62017/18: 60.1 (England 46.5)60.12018/19: 55.5 (England 46.7)55.52021/22: 64.3 (England 48.8)64.32022/23: 62.7 (England 46.3)62.72023/24: 63.1 (England 45.9)63.12024/25: 63.2 (England 46.0)63.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲63.246.0
▲83.1%45.4%
▲93.5%64.8%
▲64.5%40.5%
▲5.844.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form85.4−1.2
Further education6.5+0.2
Apprenticeship4.1+1
Employment0.8−0.8
Not in a lasting destination2.4+0.8
Activity not captured0.8—

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: 26.8 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 26.4 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 32.0 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 31.5 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 34.4 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 33.6 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 33.6 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 34.1 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
117 studentsC+ (34.1)Below average -0.14
118 studentsC+ (34)Below average -0.16
53 studentsDist+ (37.7)Average +0.18
12.8%AAB or better
98.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24121C+ (33.6)-0.24
2022/23103C+ (33.6)—
2021/22105C+ (34.4)—
2018/19103C (31.5)-0.37
2017/18115C+ (32)-0.34
2016/17121C- (26.4)-0.49
2015/16112C- (26.8)-0.30

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University51.2−9.9
Other education0.8−1.1
Apprenticeship7.3+3.6
Employment23.6+0.5
Not in a lasting destination11.4+5.8
Activity not captured5.7+1.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Borden Grammar School on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
12 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (241 replies, to 5 September 2022).

Recommend
97%
Replies
241
28% · 5 Sept 2022
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲96% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼71% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 88%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲94% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 63% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲72% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲100% agreeEngland 67%

based on 36 parents (15%) with SEND

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