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Highsted Grammar School

Highsted Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4PT · URN 136305

Public data summary

7.0

out of 10 · 26 data sources

Coverage 76% · Strong

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 821
Age range: 11–18
Gender: Girls
Capacity: 830
Local authority: Kent

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.04
GCSE Attainment 8: 60.6
A-level average: B-
Sustained education: 71.0%
University: 71.0%

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 6.1%
Persistent absence: 13.1%
Free school meals: 6.4%
SEN support: 4.8%
English additional language: 8.2%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 16.9:1
Average class size: 26.5
Staff turnover: 27.6%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

9.0

5 contributing signals

Progress

6.7

3 contributing signals

Attendance

6.8

6 contributing signals

Resources

4.7

4 contributing signals

Equity

6.8

3 contributing signals

Destinations

7.4

5 contributing signals

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School contact

Official website

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