VTC Independent School

Independent school · Mixed · ages 13–18 · with sixth form · selective (grammar)Kent, Sittingbourne ME10school website

An independent school in Kent for ages 13–18: destination measures are not published for independent schools, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
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Places
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Pupils
21

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Kent’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 32 places, including the sixth form.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.

Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

5.61%of the GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 1,611 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Green & Sustainability7%
Health & Safety7%
Natural Sciences7%
Engineering & Manufacturing6%
Language & Communication6%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects3

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language120%89%—20%—
English Literature120%86%—21%—
Combined Science120%65%—9%—
Fields of knowledge, all stages9
Green & Sustainability6%
Health & Safety6%
Natural Sciences6%
Engineering & Manufacturing6%
Language & Communication5%
Transversal Skills3%
Arts & Humanities2%
Mathematics & Statistics1%
Social & Cultural Skills0%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

impact 1.2audience 0.9theme 0.8textual evidence 0.8point of view 0.8grammar 0.8energy transfer 0.8argument 0.7presentation 0.7evidence 0.7order of magnitude 0.7reaction rate 0.7surface area to volume ratio 0.7temperature 0.7context 0.6evaluation 0.6reader response 0.6vocabulary 0.6form 0.6plot 0.6characterisation 0.6whole text 0.6unit conversion 0.5adaptation 0.5

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses eukaryotic cell, prokaryotic cell, cell cycle from Biology, Chemistry · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses conservation of mass, energy change, atomic structure from Chemistry, Physics · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, ratio, scale from Biology, Chemistry, Physics · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
More apprenticeships9
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, periodic table, cathode from Chemistry, Physics · jobs: battery test technician
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, antibody, aseptic technique from Biology, Chemistry · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Polymer processing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses presentation, planning, catalyst from Chemistry, English Language, Physics · jobs: injection moulding operator, process engineering technician, production engineering technician
Public health practitioner - integrated degreeLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses effectiveness, evaluation, community from Biology, Chemistry, English Language · jobs: social worker, health and safety officer, community development social worker
Heat network maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses water treatment, scale, corrosion from Chemistry, Physics · jobs: maintenance and repair engineer, lean manager
Keeper and aquaristLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses sex determination, horticulture, evolution from Biology · jobs: animal care attendant, zookeeper, zoo section leader
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses limitation, data interpretation, evolution from Biology, Chemistry · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Aerospace engineerLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses equilibrium, hydrogen, material property from Chemistry, Physics · jobs: aerodynamics engineer, aerospace engineer, aircraft maintenance technician
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses presentation, bias, experimental design from Biology, English Language · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Independent schools admit directly and set their own dates and entrance tests; council allocation statistics do not cover them.

  1. Year 6Register with the school; entrance assessments are usually in the autumn or January, offers in February
  2. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
Kent

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.