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Kent

Special schools in Kent

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Kent has 85 special schools with a published Ofsted grade. At their latest inspection 19 were outstanding or exceptional and 89% good or better, against 90% of special schools across England. The most recent was inspected on 26 Oct 2026. Source: Ofsted inspection reports (Open Government Licence v3).

  • 19 outstanding or exceptional
  • 53 good, strong or expected
  • 8 requires improvement or needs attention
  • 1 inadequate or urgent improvement
Special schoolsLatest gradeInspectedPostcode area
Bower Grove SchoolOutstanding19 Sept 2019ME16
Five Acre Wood SchoolOutstanding3 Jul 2024ME15
Goldwyn SchoolOutstanding20 Oct 2022TN23
Heath Farm SchoolOutstanding7 Mar 2024TN27
Hilden ParkOutstanding27 Feb 2025TN11
Ifield SchoolOutstanding1 May 2018DA12
Laleham Gap SchoolOutstanding20 Apr 2023CT12
Leigh Academy MilestoneOutstanding22 Mar 2016DA3
Leigh Academy SnowfieldsOutstanding28 Jun 2023ME14
Life Skills ManorOutstanding6 Mar 2025CT13
Meadowfield SchoolOutstanding26 Mar 2019ME10
Medway Green SchoolOutstanding28 Nov 2024ME1
Skills for Independence and Employability LtdOutstanding5 May 2023TN10
Small Haven SchoolOutstanding12 Dec 2024CT12
Stone Bay SchoolOutstanding10 Dec 2025CT10
The Beacon FolkestoneOutstanding13 Feb 2019CT19
The Quest SchoolOutstanding25 Sept 2025TN12
Valence SchoolOutstanding26 Feb 2026TN16
Woodpecker CourtOutstanding8 Feb 2024CT15
ALP SittingbourneStrong14 Jul 2026ME10
BemixGood28 Apr 2022CT2
Birtley House Independent SchoolGood21 Oct 2022TN15
Brewood Secondary SchoolGood28 Nov 2024CT14
Broomhill Bank SchoolGood7 Mar 2018TN3
Caldecott Foundation SchoolExpected22 Sept 2026TN25
Compass Community School Coastal ParkGood25 Sept 2025CT19
CraftworksGood3 May 2024ME9
Cross Keys LearningGood18 Apr 2024CT10
Curly's Farm and SchoolExpected15 Sept 2026ME12
Dorton College of Further EducationGood14 Sept 2018BR6
Elms SchoolGood19 Oct 2017CT17
Folkestone Beacon PlusGood16 Jan 2025CT20
Foreland Fields SchoolGood29 Nov 2017CT12
Grange Park SchoolGood22 Feb 2024TN15
Great Oaks Small SchoolGood30 Jan 2025CT12
Greenfields SchoolGood12 Dec 2024TN27
Grow 19 LTDGood20 Jun 2024ME6
Helen Allison SchoolGood20 Jun 2024DA13
Hope View SchoolGood28 Sept 2023CT4
Infiniti SchoolGood1 May 2025ME9
ISP School WhitstableGood25 Sept 2025CT5
King's Reach EducationExpected28 Apr 2026ME15
Learning Opportunities Centre SecondaryGood25 Sept 2025CT14
Liberty CollegeGood10 Jun 2022CT9
LINK19 CollegeExpected5 May 2026DA12
Little Acorns SchoolGood9 Nov 2023TN30
Maple Tree Primary SchoolExpected24 Feb 2026CT10
Newingate SchoolGood1 May 2024CT1
Nexus Foundation Special SchoolGood21 Jun 2023TN11
Oakley SchoolGood26 Mar 2019TN2
Pier View AcademyGood16 Jul 2025DA12
Portal House SchoolGood15 May 2019CT15
Ripplevale SchoolGood29 Feb 2024CT14
Romney Resource 2000 LtdGood14 Oct 2016TN28
Serenity School MaidstoneExpected3 Feb 2026ME14
St Anthony's SchoolGood2 Jul 2019CT9
St Nicholas' SchoolGood12 Jul 2018CT1
Stone Bay SchoolGood29 Feb 2024CT10
SupaJam Education In Music and MediaGood24 Mar 2025BR8
The Annex School HouseGood10 Oct 2024BR8
The Davenport SchoolGood10 Jul 2025CT13
The Elmley Dray SchoolGood5 Jun 2025ME12
The Llewellyn School and NurseryGood12 Jun 2025CT7
The Old Priory SchoolGood24 Oct 2024CT11
The Sallygate SchoolGood3 Jul 2025CT16
The T3 SchoolGood7 Dec 2023TN23
The View SchoolExpected2 Jun 2026TN8
The Wyvern School (Buxford)Good13 Mar 2024TN23
Valence SchoolGood4 Dec 2019TN16
West Heath SchoolGood3 Apr 2025TN13
White Rocks Farm College At Rooks Hill FarmGood16 May 2024TN15
Yew Tree Farm SchoolGood8 Jan 2025ME9
Aspire SchoolRequires improvement12 Oct 2022ME10
Haven NookNeeds attention16 Jun 2026CT1
HawthornRequires improvement5 Feb 2025CT4
ISP SchoolNeeds attention12 May 2026ME9
Meadows SchoolRequires improvement21 Apr 2022TN4
Parkview AcademyRequires improvement17 Jul 2025CT9
Rowhill SchoolNeeds attention13 Jan 2026DA3
The Orchard SchoolNeeds attention3 Feb 2026CT1
Kings Park SchoolUrgent improvement10 Mar 2026TN23
Earley SpringsNo grade26 Oct 2026ME17
KITE CollegeNo grade26 Oct 2026ME10
Life Skills EnterpriseNo grade26 Oct 2026CT9
Maple Haven LtdNo grade26 Oct 2026CT7