Schools in Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne has 37 schools including 26 primaries and 5 secondaries, governed by Kent County Council, which operates one of England's largest selective systems. Three grammar schools serve the area, meaning secondary applicants must sit the Kent Test in September of Year 5 — a pass is the prerequisite before distance tiebreakers apply for grammar entry.
Oversubscription pressure is above average: 17 of the 36 schools with capacity data are at or above roll, and nine schools have a religious character adding a faith-priority criterion. For the 23 academies in the area, each publishes its own admissions policy independently of the council — check each school's policy directly alongside Kent's co-ordinated scheme.
School demand in Sittingbourne
Across the 36 schools in Sittingbourne with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 99%. 17 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
9 schools in Sittingbourne have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
23 of the schools in Sittingbourne 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.
13 of the schools in Sittingbourne have a current Ofsted rating, of which 10 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Sittingbourne: 11 oversubscribed (26)
Lower Halstow Primary School
Primary · Community school
Sittingbourne · ME9 7ES
Rodmersham School
Primary · Community school
Sittingbourne · ME9 0PS
Canterbury Road Primary School
Primary · Community school
Sittingbourne · ME10 4SE
Newington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Sittingbourne · ME9 7LB
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Sittingbourne · ME9 9BQ
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Sittingbourne · ME9 9NL
Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Sittingbourne · ME9 7TL
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Sittingbourne · ME10 1YG
Westlands Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME10 1XN
Regis Manor Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME10 2HW
Lynsted and Norton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME9 0RL
Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME9 0SJ
Grove Park Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME10 1PT
Kemsley Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Sittingbourne · ME10 2RP
Milton Court Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Sittingbourne · ME10 2EE
South Avenue Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME10 4SU
Bobbing Village School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME9 8PL
Iwade School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME9 8RS
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME10 1UJ
Lansdowne Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Sittingbourne · ME10 3BH
Borden Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME9 8JS
Bredgar Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME9 8HB
Minterne Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME10 1SB
The Oaks Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME10 1GL
Sunny Bank Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Sittingbourne · ME10 3QN
Holywell Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME9 7AE
Secondary Schools in Sittingbourne (5)
Westlands School
Secondary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME10 1PF
Highsted Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME10 4PT
Fulston Manor School
Secondary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME10 4EG
The Sittingbourne School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Sittingbourne · ME10 4NL
Borden Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Sittingbourne · ME10 4DB
Other Schools in Sittingbourne (6)
Meadowfield School
Not applicable · Foundation special school
SITTINGBOURNE · ME10 4NL
VTC Independent School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Sittingbourne · ME10 3DZ
Aspire School
Not applicable · Free schools special
Sittingbourne · ME10 5DA
ALP Sittingbourne
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Sittingbourne · ME10 4HE
KITE College
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Sittingbourne · ME10 3RY
Yew Tree Farm School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Sittingbourne · ME9 8AT
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Sittingbourne 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.