King Ethelbert School

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King Ethelbert School
Address
King Ethelbert School
Canterbury Road


,
CT7 9BL

Coordinates 51°22′37″N1°19′19″E / 51.377°N 1.322°E / 51.377; 1.322
Information
Type Academy
Local authority Kent
TrustCoastal Academies Trust
Department for Education URN 136584 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherTom Sellen
Gender Mixed
Age11to 18
Enrolment852 as of June 2025
HousesEagles, Hawks, and Falcons
Website http://www.kingethelbert.com/

King Ethelbert School is a mixed secondary school located in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, England. A wide variety of subjects are available at GCSE level [1] as well as IB or BTEC in sixth form. [2]

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Facilities

The school was one of the last to benefit from the Building Schools for the Future programme. [3] As of June 2025, the school has a number of buildings coded via letters; B, M, R, G, W. As well as a sports hall and a number of portable buildings. [4] In addition, the school is one of many in the country to be affected by RAAC. [5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. Bailes, Kathy (22 August 2024). "GCSE results 2024: King Ethelbert School celebrates excellent results". The Isle Of Thanet News. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. Bailes, Kathy (16 August 2024). "IBCP and BTEC results 2024: King Ethelbert School". The Isle Of Thanet News. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  3. "Kent County Council News Release: £600m school building project is signed and sealed" (PDF). Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  4. "Pupils set to work in huge Portakabin for three years". Kent Online. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  5. "List of schools affected by RAAC concrete published by government". BBC Newsround. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. "'I love the freedom art gives me'". BBC. 29 December 2011.