EKC Sheppey Secondary, Sheerness
EKC Sheppey Secondary is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Sheerness, part of Ekc Schools Trust Limited. It was 54% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 6 days
Deadline Monday 2 November 2026. Apply to Kent (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
EKC Sheppey Secondary in detail
Getting a place at EKC Sheppey Secondary
For September 2026 entry, 148 families put EKC Sheppey Secondary as their first choice and 327 named it as one of their preferences, for 142 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at EKC Sheppey Secondary
The trust
EKC Sheppey Secondary is one of 12 schools run by Ekc Schools Trust Limited, an academy trust.
Who goes there
61.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 163 pupils (30.1%) received SEN support and 36 (6.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
EKC Sheppey Secondary had 35 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is EKC Sheppey Secondary (outside), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood EKC Sheppey Secondary stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 249 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, EKC Sheppey Secondary issued 246 suspensions, 60.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to EKC Sheppey Secondary are Richmond Primary School (0.1 miles), Rose Street Primary School (0.7 miles), St Edward's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles) and Halfway Houses Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Richmond Primary SchoolRose Street Primary SchoolSt Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolHalfway Houses Primary School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
61.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
246
Suspensions
60.74%
Suspension rate
96 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 405 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 1 nearby secondary school
Keep up with EKC Sheppey Secondary
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to EKC Sheppey Secondary from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. EKC Sheppey Secondary is in Kent; for families living there:
Apply to Kent for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 11 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at EKC Sheppey Secondary
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
54%
Available places
407 pupils
750 places
343 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sheerness
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sheerness
Across Kent council
Places available
19,539
Applications
18,644
Got 1st preference
78.9%
Got preferred school
96.2%
All secondary applications across Kent council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
163
SEN Support
36
EHC Plans
36.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
542
Total Pupils
296
Boys
246
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
35
Teachers
15.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,360
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,105
Per pupil
£4963k
Total funding
£291k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
11.4%
Overall absence
36.5%
Persistent absence
414
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about EKC Sheppey Secondary
What is the catchment area for EKC Sheppey Secondary?
No fixed boundary. When EKC Sheppey Secondary is oversubscribed, Kent allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at EKC Sheppey Secondary?
EKC Sheppey Secondary was not full in 2025: it ran at 54% of its 750 places.
How big are the classes at EKC Sheppey Secondary?
Classes at EKC Sheppey Secondary average 26.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to EKC Sheppey Secondary?
EKC Sheppey Secondary has around 542 pupils on roll. 62% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at EKC Sheppey Secondary?
11.4% of sessions were missed at EKC Sheppey Secondary in 2024/25. 36.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to EKC Sheppey Secondary?
Apply through Kent's coordinated admissions process, naming EKC Sheppey Secondary on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Monday 2 November 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near EKC Sheppey Secondary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 11 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Where is EKC Sheppey Secondary?
EKC Sheppey Secondary is at Marine Parade, Sheerness, ME12 2BE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)