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
- 41.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
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%
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 16 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 57 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 47 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| Dance | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
The Abbey School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 197
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.1 |
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 |