The Abbey School | School performance

51%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

32%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

35.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

45%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

644.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,110

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

38%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

51%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

32%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

35.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

45%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

644.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,110

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

38%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

51%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

32%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

35.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

45%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

644.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,110

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

38%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Inadequate

Ofsted inspection · 11/05/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKent

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of The Abbey School · Secondary with sixth form · Kent

Part ofTHE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

51%

+3pp

51%49%48%

'24'25

'25 · 51%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

32%

+6pp

33%30%27%

'24'25

'25 · 33%

Attainment 8

35.5

-1.7

37.236.435.5

'24'25

'25 · 35.5

EBacc entry

45%

-3pp

48%46%45%

'24'25

'25 · 45%

EBacc APS

644.6

+4.3

644.6642.4640.3

'24'25

'25 · 644.6

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

A-level APS

24.6

-3.1

27.726.124.6

'24'25

'25 · 24.6

A-level value added

-0.44

-0.7

+0.2-0.1-0.4

'24'25

'25 · -0.4

Average A-level grade

D+

-1

C-C-D

'24'25

'25 · D+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,110

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

39%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

13%

Persistent absence

38%

Contact

Address

London Road, Faversham, ME13 8RZ

Local authority

Kent

Website

www.abbeyschoolfaversham.co.uk

Telephone

01795532633

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	51%	32%	35.5	Not applicable	45%	644.6	45%	1,110
2023/24	48%	27%	37.2	-0.56	48%	640.3	48%	1,111
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	24.6	D+	-0.44	Suppressed	51
2023/24	27.7	C-	+0.22	Suppressed	50

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,110	19.7	14%	9%	39%	13%	38%
2023/24	1,111	17.5	15%	8%	35%	13%	41%
2022/23	—	—	—	—	—	15%	41%