VTC Independent School
Unit 2, Centre 2000, Sittingbourne, ME10 3DZ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Sewell
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 32
- Pupils on roll
- 21
- URN
- 147205
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795899240
About this school
VTC Independent School is an independent school in Sittingbourne. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 21 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected VTC Independent School under its current framework. 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
VTC Independent School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 VTC Independent 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | 8 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 21
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
KITE College0.4 miles
Other types · Sittingbourne
-
Meadowfield School0.6 miles
Special schools · Sittingbourne
-
ALP Sittingbourne0.8 miles
Special schools · Sittingbourne
-
Aspire School1.5 miles
Free Schools · Sittingbourne
-
Craftworks2.5 miles
Other types · Iwade
Other schools in Sittingbourne
- 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
- Iwade School Primary
- Kemsley Primary Academy Primary
- Lansdowne Primary School Primary
- Lower Halstow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does VTC Independent School teach?
- VTC Independent School teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is an independent school in Sittingbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of VTC Independent School?
- The headteacher of VTC Independent School is Mr Michael Sewell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has VTC Independent School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected VTC Independent School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is VTC Independent School?
- VTC Independent School has 21 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is VTC Independent School full?
- VTC Independent School has capacity for 32 pupils and 21 on roll (66%), so it has space against 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 VTC Independent School a faith school?
- No. VTC Independent School has no designated religious character.
- Is VTC Independent School a selective school?
- Yes. VTC Independent School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- What are VTC Independent School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, VTC Independent 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 24 July 2026.