Fulston Manor School
Brenchley Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FULSTON MANOR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susie Burden
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Fulston Manor Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,104
- Pupils on roll
- 1,314
- URN
- 136324
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795475228
About this school
Fulston Manor School is a secondary academy in Sittingbourne. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,314 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fulston Manor School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 207 | 204 | 204 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.7 | 39.0 | 35.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.67 -0.87 to -0.48 | -0.70 -0.90 to -0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 33.3% | 19.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 60.8% | 49% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 3% | 4.4% | 22.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Fulston Manor School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.7 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.3 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,340 |
| 2023/24 | 1,328 |
| 2024/25 | 1,325 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fulston Manor School compares
Fulston Manor School ranked 87th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.3 | 11.8% | 25.3% | 1,314 | — |
| Highsted Grammar School | 61.1 | 6% | 12.5% | 793 | 0.1 miles |
| Borden Grammar School | 63.2 | 4.1% | 12.3% | 938 | 0.3 miles |
| The Sittingbourne School | 34.1 | 10.8% | 40.9% | 1,556 | 0.9 miles |
| Westlands School | 40.6 | 9% | 29.9% | 1,690 | 1.3 miles |
| Leigh Academy Rainham | — | 6.2% | 24.6% | 964 | 5.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.31%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.83%
- Persistent absence
- 31.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highsted Grammar School0.1 miles
Secondary · Sittingbourne
-
Borden Grammar School0.3 miles
Secondary · Sittingbourne
-
The Sittingbourne School0.9 miles
Secondary · Sittingbourne
-
Westlands School1.3 miles
Secondary · Sittingbourne
-
Leigh Academy Rainham5.3 miles
Secondary · Gillingham
Other schools in Sittingbourne
Fulston Manor School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Sittingbourne.
- Borden Grammar School Secondary
- Highsted Grammar School Secondary
- The Sittingbourne School Secondary
- Westlands School Secondary
- Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bobbing Village School Primary
- Borden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bredgar Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canterbury Road Primary School Primary
- Grove Park Primary School Primary
- Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Fulston Manor School teach?
- Fulston Manor School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sittingbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of Fulston Manor School?
- The headteacher of Fulston Manor School is Mrs Susie Burden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fulston Manor School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fulston Manor School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Fulston Manor School?
- Fulston Manor School has 1,314 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Fulston Manor School full?
- Fulston Manor School has capacity for 1,104 pupils and 1,314 on roll (119%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fulston Manor School a faith school?
- No. Fulston Manor School has no designated religious character.
- Is Fulston Manor School a selective school?
- No. Fulston Manor School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Fulston Manor School part of an academy trust?
- Fulston Manor School is part of FULSTON MANOR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fulston Manor School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.7 in 2022/23 and 35.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fulston Manor School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Fulston Manor School ranked 87th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fulston Manor School's absence rate?
- Fulston Manor School's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fulston Manor School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fulston Manor School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.