Overall Oxbridge
#625
4 ranked schools · +289 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
17
Offers
6
Offer rate35.3%
+12.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Recorded beside the Roman Watling Street since Anglo-Saxon times, Sittingbourne rose to wider prominence after the death of Thomas Becket in 1170, when the town became a favoured stopping point for pilgrims crossing the Swale district of Kent. Around 54,000 people live across the town today.
The town's long industrial chapter in paper manufacturing and brick production still shapes its character, and Borden, to the south, is among Sittingbourne's most sought-after pockets for school catchments, drawing families who look for a quieter residential setting within easy reach of the town centre. Tunstall and Westlands extend the residential area to the north and east, while Sittingbourne station on the Chatham Main Line reaches Canterbury in around twenty-five minutes.
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Area Performance
Across 38 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.13/10, -0.30 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Sittingbourne schools
Sittingbourne vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Sittingbourne schools
top 55% of 14,978
top 55% of 14,978
top 56% of 3,862
top 56% of 3,862
top 75% of 2,555
top 75% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
4 ranked schools · +289 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
17
Offers
6
Oxford
2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
7
Offers
0
Cambridge
4 ranked schools · +432 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
10
Offers
6
2026
Sittingbourne
2026
Sittingbourne
2026
Sittingbourne
Local directory
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