EKC Sheppey Secondary
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kent
Marine Parade, Sheerness, ME12 2BE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.6%
36.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
542
Capacity used
Has space72%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
111 of 121 families who put it first got an offer
142
Places offered
234
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 121 | 111 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 70 | 20 | ● 29% |
| 3rd preference | 23 | 7 | ● 30% |
| 4th preference | 20 | 4 | ● 20% |
| Total | 234 | 142 | 61% |
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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- January Lorman
- Address
- Marine Parade, Sheerness, ME12 2BE
- Phone
- 01795582500
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Sheerness · Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150934
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 62% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
542 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsAttendance
2024/2025 school year · 414 pupils
Attendance
88.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
36.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 0 | — |
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.