The Abbey School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
149893
Address
London Road, ME13 8RZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1111 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
49.9%
Girls
50.1%
First language not English
7.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.9%
Persistent absence
34.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.6%
Other White 6%
African 3.8%
Mixed 2.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Abbey School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
197
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
142
2nd preference
70
3rd preference
48
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
142
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
8
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
193
88
105
Year 8
178
86
92
Year 9
228
100
128
Year 10
209
114
95
Year 11
194
94
100
Year 12
57
34
23
Year 13
52
38
14
Year 2023-2024