Schools in Sheerness
Sheerness has 15 schools on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent – 10 primaries, 2 secondaries (EKC Sheppey Secondary and Leigh Academy Minster) and 3 other settings. Admissions are co-ordinated by Kent County Council.
Ten of the 15 schools operate as academies with their own admissions policies, and 4 carry a faith designation. None of the 13 schools with capacity data are currently oversubscribed, which means catchment distance is less of a constraint than in many urban areas. Three of the 4 Ofsted-rated schools are rated Good or Outstanding.
School demand in Sheerness
Across the 13 schools in Sheerness with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 78%. None are currently over capacity, but catchment distance still applies in any year a school is oversubscribed.
4 schools in Sheerness have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
10 of the schools in Sheerness are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Kent, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
4 of the schools in Sheerness have a current Ofsted rating, of which 3 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Sheerness (10)
Rose Street Primary School
Primary · Community school
Sheerness · ME12 1AW
West Minster Primary School
Primary · Community school
Sheerness · ME12 1ET
Thistle Hill Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Sheerness · ME12 3UD
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Sheerness · ME12 1BW
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sheerness · ME12 3QU
Halfway Houses Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sheerness · ME12 3AP
Minster in Sheppey Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sheerness · ME12 2HX
Richmond Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Sheerness · ME12 2ET
Eastchurch Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sheerness · ME12 4EJ
St. Clement's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sheerness · ME12 4AB
Secondary Schools in Sheerness (2)
Other Schools in Sheerness (3)
The Elmley Dray School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Sheerness · ME12 2DP
Nore Academy
Not applicable · Free schools special
Sheerness · ME12 3AP
Curly's Farm and School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Sheerness · ME12 4AN
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Sheerness are set by Kent and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.