OFSTED
14 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
FULSTON MANOR ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,314
1,314 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
702
53.4% of pupils
Male pupils
612
46.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.4 pts
below England
School
23.4%
Swale
29.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.0 pts
below England
School
10.3%
Swale
8.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Swale
1.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.1%
1,013
African
6.8%
89
Any other White background
6.2%
82
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
24
White and Asian
1.3%
17
Any other Black background
1.1%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.8%
208 of
1,314 pupils
5.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
35.3
3.9 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.70 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.83%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.61 pts
higher than
England
School
11.83%
Swale
7.16%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.75 pts
higher than
England
School
31.57%
Swale
19.36%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.58%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.77 pts
higher than
England
School
8.58%
Swale
2.33%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
119.0%
26.7 pts
above England
Fulston Manor School
119.0%
Swale
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.