King Ethelbert School

King Ethelbert School
Address
Canterbury Road Birchington-on-Sea Kent , CT7 9BL England
Coordinates	51°22′37″N1°19′19″E / 51.377°N 1.322°E / 51.377; 1.322
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Kent
Trust	Coastal Academies Trust
Department for Education URN	136584 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Tom Sellen
Gender	Mixed
Age	11to 18
Enrolment	752 as of November 2024 [update]
Houses	Eagles, 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] [3]}

Facilities

The school was one of the last to benefit from the Building Schools for the Future programme. ^[4] As of December 2024, 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 portakabins. In addition, the school is one of many in the country to be affected by RAAC. ^[5]

Notable alumni

• Tracey Emin — visual artist ^[6]

References

1. "Year 9 Options - King Ethelbert School". www.kingethelbert.com. Retrieved 17 January 2025.^{[ non-primary source needed ]}
2. "The International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme Core - King Ethelbert School". www.kingethelbert.com. Retrieved 17 January 2025.^{[ non-primary source needed ]}
3. "BTEC Art & Design - King Ethelbert School". www.kingethelbert.com. Retrieved 17 January 2025.^{[ non-primary source needed ]}
4. Kent County Council News Release: £600m school building project is signed and sealed. Retrieved October 27, 2008
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.

External links

• Schools portal

• Official website
• Ofsted
• Compare School Performance