Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF · Kent · secondary school
56th of 99 secondary schools in Kent we can score, 103 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 2.2/10 against 834 of them, against 2.5/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 35.5 · 29 | 30% | 0.87 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.38 · 22 | 25% | 0.55 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 40.6 · 23 | 10% | 0.23 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 35.5% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 40.6, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.38 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (2.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.5 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in June 2024.
Beyond the classroom. The school offers an after-school club.
Getting in. The school has 1746 pupils in a capacity of 1604, meaning it is over capacity by 142. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. With the school operating 142 places over its limit, how does the admissions process handle oversubscription? Since Progress 8 is below 0, what specific support is available for pupils who are not meeting expected progress? How does the after-school club structure its activities to support student wellbeing?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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