The Abbey School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Faversham, Kent
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Abbey School is a secondary school in Faversham, Kent for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Abbey School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 33% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
- At A level in 2024/25, the average grade was D+ (England B-) and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
- Year 7 2026 drew 119 first-choice applications for 168 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 49 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 38.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent is 26%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- London Road, Faversham, ME13 8RZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,061 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Across the school, pupils value the support they receive and the improvements that leaders have secured.”
- “Pupils feel part of a community that believes in them, challenges them and helps them to succeed.”
- “Pupils experience a calm, inclusive and ambitious school where staff place pupils' needs at the heart of daily practice.”
To improve
- “Published outcomes at the end of key stage 4 indicate that pupils have not achieved highly over time.”
- “Attendance is below the national average.”
- “Leaders are in the process of developing staff expertise further to ensure that support continues to improve achievement and attendance for disadvantaged pupils with greater consistency and impact.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 33% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 119 first-preference applications, 168 offers in total, 119 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Sittingbourne School 5.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Highsted Grammar School 6.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Fulston Manor School 6.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Borden Grammar School 6.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Whitstable School 7.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Canterbury Academy 7.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westlands School 7.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published