The Whitstable School
Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form
Bellevue Road, Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Headteacher · Mr Alex Holmes
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Key facts
Pupils1,112Capacity 1,220
OfstedGoodInspected 12 March 2024
TrustSwale Academies Trust
Free school meals28.3%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 12 March 2024.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Sixth formGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 places
Applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
Apply through Kent council, not the school.
Nearby schools
- Whitstable Junior School0.6 mi
- St Alphege Church of England Infant School0.7 mi
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable0.7 mi
- Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School0.7 mi
- Westmeads Community Infant School0.7 mi