EKC Sheppey Secondary, Sheerness

Overview

EKC Sheppey Secondary is a state-funded school (academy sponsor led) in Sheerness, South East, for pupils aged 11–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy sponsor led
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–16
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
School capacity: 750
Pupils on roll: 542
URN: 150934

Admissions

Local authority: Kent
Academy trust or group: EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 750
Pupils on roll: 407
Unfilled places at survey date: 343

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 148
Total preferences: 327
Offers made: 142

First preferences compared with offers

1.04 first preferences per offer

148 first preferences and 142 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	148	327	142
2025/26	121	234	142

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Location

Address: Marine Parade, Sheerness, ME12 2BE
Local authority: Kent
Area: Schools in Swale

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