The Abbey School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kent
London Road, Faversham, ME13 8RZ
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 11/05/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.9%
38.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,061
Capacity used
Has space87%
1,226 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
118 of 118 families who put it first got an offer
195
Places offered
289
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 118 | 118 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 60 | 21 | ● 35% |
| 3rd preference | 46 | 5 | ● 11% |
| 4th preference | 65 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 289 | 146 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Rowland Speller
- Address
- London Road, Faversham, ME13 8RZ
- Phone
- 01795532633
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Watling · Faversham and Mid Kent
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149893
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
1,061 pupils · 1,226 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
13 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Strong standard - 22
11 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,110 pupils
Attendance
86.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
38.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
12.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.56 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.28 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.69 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.18 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 203 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.59 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| A-level students | 37 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 200 | 5% | 40% | 59% | |
| English Language | 200 | 3% | 35% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 197 | 3% | 34% | 53% | |
| Combined Science | 155 | 1% | 11% | 36% | |
| History | 122 | 8% | 36% | 48% | |
| Art and Design | 72 | 3% | 19% | 29% | |
| Spanish | 49 | 14% | 47% | 65% | |
| Geography | 48 | 6% | 25% | 42% | |
| French | 45 | 13% | 67% | 82% | |
| Biology | 36 | 3% | 39% | 92% | |
| Physics | 36 | 8% | 50% | 83% | |
| Chemistry | 36 | 3% | 36% | 83% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 12 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| History | 10 | 0% | 0% | 40% | |
| Business Studies | 9 | 11% | 11% | 11% | |
| Geography | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| French | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Religious Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Dance | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.