Best Schools in Sittingbourne

How many schools are there in Sittingbourne?

Sittingbourne has 37 open schools: 26 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 5 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Sittingbourne are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Sittingbourne were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Rodmersham School, Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Meadowfield School and Borden Church of England Primary School. Counting Good as well, 82% of the 34 graded schools here are rated 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.

Rodmersham SchoolTunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolMeadowfield SchoolBorden Church of England Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Sittingbourne get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Sittingbourne with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Borden Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 62.7 and 83% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Highsted Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 61.9 and 83% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Westlands School, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.3 and 36% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Borden Grammar SchoolHighsted Grammar SchoolWestlands School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Sittingbourne have the best SATs results?

Of the 23 primary schools in Sittingbourne with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Borden Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 94% in maths); Holywell Primary School (94% in reading, 94% in maths); and Rodmersham School (89% in reading, 89% 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.

Borden Church of England Primary SchoolHolywell Primary SchoolRodmersham School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Sittingbourne?

Yes. Borden Grammar School and Highsted Grammar School are state grammar schools in Sittingbourne. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Borden Grammar SchoolHighsted Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Sittingbourne have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne?

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. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.