AcademySecondary

Highsted Grammar School

Highsted Road, Sittingbourne ME10 4PT

8Schola Grade
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
793
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 830
Local authority
Kent
Highsted Academy Trust

Schola Grade 8

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 61.1, an average GCSE grade of about 6.1
93rdpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 56.9
96thpercentile
Attendance16% of pupils persistently absent
84thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).

About Highsted Grammar School

Highsted Grammar School is a secondary academy in Sittingbourne, Kent, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Highsted Academy Trust.

It has 793 pupils on roll and room for 830. It is a girls' school. It is a grammar school: state-funded, and admitting pupils by an entrance test. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 8 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

Highsted Road
Sittingbourne ME10 4PT
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School details

Type
Academy · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Ages
11–18
Official type
Academy converter
Pupils
Girls only
Admissions
Selective (grammar)
Sixth form
Yes
Pupils on roll
793
Capacity
830 pupils
Free school meals
12.50% of pupils eligible
Academy trust
Highsted Academy Trust
Local authority
Kent
Nation
England
URN
136305

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