Best Schools in Sheerness

How many schools are there in Sheerness?

Sheerness has 15 open schools: 10 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 3 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Sheerness?

None of the 10 graded schools in Sheerness currently holds an Outstanding rating. 7 are rated Good, so 70% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Sheerness get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Sheerness with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Leigh Academy Minster, with an Attainment 8 score of 33.2 and 16% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Nore Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 1 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Leigh Academy MinsterNore Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Sheerness have the best SATs results?

Of the 10 primary schools in Sheerness with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Minster in Sheppey Primary School (93% in reading, 91% in maths); Halfway Houses Primary School (86% in reading, 81% in maths); and West Minster Primary School (71% in reading, 81% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Minster in Sheppey Primary SchoolHalfway Houses Primary SchoolWest Minster Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Sheerness?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Sheerness selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Sheerness have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Sheerness have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Kent allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Sheerness?

Apply to Kent through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.