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%
White British 82.1%
Other White 6.3%
African 5.1%
Mixed 3%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
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
School 45%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.5
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.17
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
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 |