Borden Grammar School

State-Funded School

borden-grammar-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Sittingbourne and SheppeyConstituency

ME10 4DBPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Borden Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 938 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 63.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 83.1%
EBacc average point score: 5.84

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

Black

14%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

938

Total Pupils

97%Boys

3%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 938
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 24 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
4 Dec 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.