Establishment The Whitstable School
URN: 144354
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Academy trust: SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Address
- Bellevue Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1PX
- Kent (886)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Mr Alex Holmes
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 11 to 18
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- School type
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- Academy trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy sponsor
- Swale Academies Trust
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 144354,
DfE number: 886/4091
UKPRN: 10068468 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Telephone
- 01227931300
- Ofsted rating
-
(Last inspection: 13 March 2024)
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- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Diocese
- Not applicable
- Religious ethos
- Unknown
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Official sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- 1220
- Number of pupils
- 1122
- Section 41 approved
- Not applicable
- Open date
- 1 September 2018
- Reason establishment opened
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- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not recorded
- Special classes
- Not applicable
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 231
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 22.2%
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 26 September 2024
- Type of SEN provision
- Type of resourced provision
- Not recorded
- Resourced provision number on roll
- Resourced provision capacity
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Chair of local governing body
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Fidge | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 9 July 2024 | 8 July 2025 |
Local governors
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Siepka | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 30 January 2024 | 29 January 2028 |
| Irene Rose | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 30 January 2024 | 29 January 2028 |
| Jennifer Shearman | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 30 January 2024 | 29 January 2028 |
| Abbie Kay | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 31 January 2023 | 30 January 2027 |
| Christopher Williams | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 31 January 2023 | 30 January 2027 |
| Ajay Sharman | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 12 July 2022 | 11 July 2026 |
| Ashok Rehal | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 1 February 2022 | 31 January 2026 |
| Ian Fidge | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 21 September 2021 | 20 September 2025 |
| Charlotte Cornell | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 13 July 2021 | 12 July 2025 |
| Denise Fasulo | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 13 July 2021 | 12 July 2025 |
| Luke Austin | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 25 May 2021 | 24 May 2025 |
| Alex Holmes | Not recorded | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 1 September 2023 | Not recorded |
Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Role | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Dickinson | Local governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 1 September 2023 | 31 August 2024 |
| Cara Young | Local governor | Appointed by GB/board | 13 July 2021 | 22 July 2024 |
| Simon Cox | Local governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 1 September 2023 | 22 July 2024 |
These establishments are linked with The Whitstable School, URN: 144354. For example, they may be predecessor or successor establishments.
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| URN | Establishment name | Type of link | Date linked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118803 | The Community College Whitstable | Predecessor | 20 January 2017 |
- Government office region (GOR)
- South East
- District
- Canterbury
- Ward
- Gorrell
- Parliamentary constituency
- Canterbury
- Urban/rural description
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E10000016
- Easting
- 611643
- Northing
- 165739
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 100062300161
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- Canterbury 009
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- Canterbury 009A
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School capacity
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Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
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Lower super output area (LSOA)
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