Best Secondary schools in Swale
These rankings cover secondary schools in the district of Swale based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
Summary
These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
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1.The Sittingbourne SchoolSecondary • Academy sponsor led • Sittingbourne • ME10 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on May 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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2.Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolSecondary • Academy converter • Faversham • ME13 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Apr 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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3.Highsted Grammar SchoolSecondary • Academy converter • Sittingbourne • ME10 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Mar 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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4.Westlands SchoolSecondary • Academy converter • Sittingbourne • ME10 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Mar 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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5.Borden Grammar SchoolSecondary • Academy converter • Sittingbourne • ME10 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Dec 2013 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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6.Fulston Manor SchoolSecondary • Academy converter • Sittingbourne • ME10 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jan 2024 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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7.The Abbey SchoolSecondary • Academy converter • Faversham • ME13 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Aug 2022 – graded Inadequate by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Inadequate
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.
Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
- Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.
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