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EKC Group

College · ages 14-99MixedFurther educationSixth formBroadstairsKent
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths2%England 46%
Average A level gradeC-2024/25

EKC Group is a further education in Broadstairs for boys and girls aged 14 to 99.

Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs, CT10 1PN01843 605040ekcgroup.ac.ukLucy McLeod principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

110 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score6.4
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths2%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths7%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Progress from age 11-3.03In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level. (From 2023/24, the latest year there is. The government didn't work it out for the 2025 year group.)Official name: Progress 8
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 27.627.620182019: 6.56.520192022: 4.04.020222023: 5.35.320232024: 8.28.220242025: 6.46.42025
Since 2018: -21.2
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018KentEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 111105992886124
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 86.48.25.34.06.527.647.846.8
Progress from age 11Progress 8-3.03-3.32-3.43-3.20-1.26
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths2%14%4%3%3%4%48%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths7%25%20%9%13%17%67%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.330.420.270.210.392.144.284.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%48%41%
Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged6.5
Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers4.43.52.52.4
Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers11.09.7

Subjects

Results came out for 4 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Biology (12% here, 82% across England), Mathematics (7% here, 53% across England), English Language (13% here, 54% across England).

What is taught here
SciencesBiology17

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics88 entries · 101st of 101 in Kent
7%England 53%
English Language86 entries · 101st of 101 in Kent
13%England 54%
Biology17 entries
12%England 82%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics880%7%24%53%3,208 of 3,211
English Language860%13%33%54%3,202 of 3,210
Biology170%12%35%82%
English Literature70%0%0%58%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

3,629 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC-25.1 points per entry
A level progress-0.53Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better2%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished76%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192017
Students3,6293,3532,9273,0884,9881,646
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry25.0718.57
Average A level gradeC-Dz
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS26.0118.36
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects2%0%
A level progressA level value added-0.53-0.80
Applied general courses: points per entry25.4324.3623.3027.07
T levels: points per entry24.1522.5624.1127.96
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed76%89%

A level subjects

20 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology49Law43Sociology41Business Studies28Mathematics26English Literature25History21Biology20Economics13Geography13Photography12Fine Art11Chemistry11Government and Politics10Environmental Science10Textiles9Physics8Physical Education / Sports Studies7Classical Civilisation7Graphics5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology49 entries · 8% A* or A · 94% passed
25%England 46%
Law43 entries · 7% A* or A · 98% passed
21%England 40%
Sociology41 entries · 10% A* or A · 100% passed
37%England 49%
Business Studies28 entries · 4% A* or A · 96% passed
25%England 47%
Mathematics26 entries · 12% A* or A · 69% passed
15%England 60%
English Literature25 entries · 0% A* or A · 96% passed
16%England 52%
History21 entries · 5% A* or A · 100% passed
10%England 55%
Biology20 entries · 20% A* or A · 75% passed
20%England 49%
Economics13 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
8%England 57%
Geography13 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed
0%England 51%
Photography12 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
67%England 58%
Fine Art11 entries · 18% A* or A · 100% passed
64%England 65%
Chemistry11 entries · 0% A* or A · 82% passed
0%England 53%
Government and Politics10 entries · 20% A* or A · 100% passed
30%England 55%
Environmental Science10 entries · 10% A* or A · 90% passed
10%England 34%
Textiles9 entries · 56% A* or A · 100% passed
67%England 67%
Physics8 entries · 13% A* or A · 88% passed
25%England 51%
Physical Education / Sports Studies7 entries · 0% A* or A · 86% passed
0%England 41%
Classical Civilisation7 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
0%England 55%
Graphics5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 65%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
6.96.1
Gap 0.8England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 92 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training76%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training76%73%75%70%
Education72%61%71%64%
Apprenticeship0%6%2%2%
Work4%6%2%4%
Not in education, work or training18%19%14%21%

After sixth form

Where the 2,772 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training63%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 52%, compared with 69% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training30%England 72%
Top-third universities1%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship8%England 6%
Higher technical course2%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 24% went on to degree-level study or training and 1% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training63%63%65%
Education19%18%21%
Apprenticeship8%7%7%
Work36%38%37%
Not in education, work or training30%29%29%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m18012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate107 per 1,000 people17% higher than the England average
Typical house price£292,500Thanet
Nearest bus stop50 mEast Kent College, 16 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Mildred's Primary Infant SchoolFoundation530 m269Outstanding 202196Compare
Wellesley Haddon Dene SchoolIndependent550 m156Not inspectedCompare
Maple Tree Primary SchoolIndependent630 m9Not inspectedCompare
Upton Junior SchoolAcademy740 m515No overall grade 202590Compare
Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England970 m210Report card 202690Compare
The Charles Dickens SchoolAcademy0.7 miles1,117Good 202350Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BroadstairsAcademy0.8 miles151No overall grade 202537Compare
Bromstone Primary School, BroadstairsFoundation0.8 miles407No overall grade 20246Compare

Questions parents ask

Is EKC Group a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score EKC Group yet.

How good are EKC Group's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 2% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 6.4, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.

How many pupils does EKC Group have?

The number of pupils is not published.

Does EKC Group have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C-. 20 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs, CT10 1PN
Telephone
01843 605040
Website
www.ekcgroup.ac.uk
Principal
Lucy McLeod
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 14-99, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Kent
Ward
Viking
Constituency
East Thanet
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 January 1900 (not recorded)
URN
130728 · LAESTAB 8868018 · UKPRN 10006570
Formerly
Canterbury College

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from