King Ethelbert School
| King Ethelbert School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Canterbury Road , CT7 9BL | |
| Coordinates | 51°22′37″N 1°19′19″E / 51.377°N 1.322°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Trust | Coastal Academies Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 136584 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Tom Sellen |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 852 as of June 2025 |
| Houses | Phoenix, Dragon, Griffin, Pegasus, Kraken |
| 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]
Facilities
The school was one of the last to benefit from the Building Schools for the Future programme.[3] As of December 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] The school plans to build a new building due to this.[6]
Notable alumni
- Tracey Emin — visual artist[7]
References
- ^ Bailes, Kathy (22 August 2024). "GCSE results 2024: King Ethelbert School celebrates excellent results". The Isle Of Thanet News. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Bailes, Kathy (16 August 2024). "IBCP and BTEC results 2024: King Ethelbert School". The Isle Of Thanet News. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Kent County Council News Release: £600m school building project is signed and sealed" (PDF). Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ "Pupils set to work in huge Portakabin for three years". Kent Online. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "List of schools affected by RAAC concrete published by government". BBC Newsround. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Notice near CT7 9BL". publicnoticeportal.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ "'I love the freedom art gives me'". BBC. 29 December 2011.