The Abbey School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School 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
- 1110 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35%
- Persistent absence
- 37.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.8%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Gypsy/Roma | 1.1% |
| Mixed | 3% |
| African | 5.1% |
| Other White | 6.3% |
| White British | 82.1% |
| Other | 0.5% |
| Caribbean | 0.4% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.3% |
| Indian | 0.3% |
| Other Black | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
| Pakistani | 0.2% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.1% |
| Unclassified | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 45% |
| Local authority average | 47% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 33% |
| Local authority average | 47% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 35.5 |
| Local authority average | 46.7 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.18 |
| Local authority average | 4.18 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 21 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 53 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 46 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 36 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 36 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Dance | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
The Abbey School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 195
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 60
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 113 91 |
| Year 8 | 202 96 106 |
| Year 9 | 184 90 94 |
| Year 10 | 218 105 113 |
| Year 11 | 205 111 94 |
| Year 12 | 50 33 17 |
| Year 13 | 47 26 21 |