King Ethelbert School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 136584
- Address
- Canterbury Road, CT7 9BL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 752 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.8%
- Persistent absence
- 29.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.4%
White British 89.1%
Mixed 5.4%
Other White 2.4%
African 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.16
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.6
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.39
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 23 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 75 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 42 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
King Ethelbert School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 151
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 154
- 3rd preference
- 157
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 88 68 |
| Year 8 | 153 79 74 |
| Year 9 | 155 80 75 |
| Year 10 | 149 73 76 |
| Year 11 | 139 71 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |