“schools in Kent”

Park Farm Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5DN · Part of Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)

Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding

 Leaders’ use of extra funding for sport is a strength. A comprehensive programme is on offer which weaves in many elements of the personal, social and health education (PSHE) programme. Events and activities are designed with the physical, social and emotional needs of pupils in mind. Staff are well trained. The Beacon is the only special school in Kent to achieve the Kent school games platinum award for its excellent sports provision and programmes.  Leaders’ use of funding to support pupils who are disadvantaged is highly effective. Governors rigorously check that leaders can account for the spending plans for every individual disadvantaged pupil. As a result, there is little difference in the outcomes for disadvantaged pupils compared to non-disadvantaged pupils with similar starting points.  The executive headteacher oversees the work of the school and is also the lead professional of the KSENT, which is a group of 24 special schools in Kent. In this role,

Teynham, Kent, Kent, ME9 9EA

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 ISP School (Kent) is a small special school located in rural Kent. All pupils have an education, health and care plan. Pupils have social, emotional and mental health difficulties or autistic spectrum disorder as their primary need. A few pupils have additional needs, such as speech, language and communication difficulties. Many pupils have had periods of time out of school or have been excluded from their previous schools.  The school is registered for pupils who are aged between seven and 18. Currently, pupils on roll are aged between seven and 16. The percentage of pupils who are disadvantaged is well above the national average.  At the previous standard inspection in June 2017, the school was graded as inadequate, with several unmet independent school standards. At the monitoring visit in May 2018 all the independent school standards that were checked were found to be met. A material change inspection took place in October 2018. This was commissioned because the school

New Road, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1BW · Part of Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership

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 St Edward’s Catholic Primary School is a smaller-than-average, one-form-entry school.  The school joined the Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership multi-academy trust in July 2016. The trust includes 23 other Catholic schools in Kent.  The trust board oversees four committees and the local governing board.  The local governing body is relatively newly formed and has delegated authority from the trust for standards of education and safeguarding within the school.  The majority of pupils are of White British heritage, with the second largest group being of Any other White background, including families of Eastern European heritage.  The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged is above the national average.  The school has a higher-than-average proportion of pupils with SEND.  The school’s most recent inspection of denominational education and collective worship took place in November 2016. The school was judged to require improvement overall.

Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JP

Existing academy: Weald of Kent Grammar School URN: 136455 Predecessor school: Weald of Kent Grammar School URN: 118791

Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QF · Part of Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)

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 Five Acre Wood School is a very large special school supporting pupils who have profound, severe and complex needs. The pupils who attend have a very wide range of learning and medical needs. All pupils have an EHC plan.  The school runs one primary, three secondary and one post-16 satellite provisions for pupils. Two of these provisions are located in nearby mainstream schools. The school also runs observation and assessment provision for nursery-aged children on the Boughton Lane site.  The school does not use any alternative providers of education for any pupils.  The school is part of Kent Special Educational Needs Trust, which is a cooperative Foundation Trust of 26 schools across Kent.  The school meets the requirements of the provider access legislation, which requires schools to provide pupils in Years 8 to 13 with information about approved technical education qualifications and apprenticeships.

Elms Vale Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 9PS · Part of Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)

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 Elms School is a special school for pupils aged five to 16 years of age. All pupils have education, health and care plans to support them with their complex behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. Many have additional learning difficulties. Some have autistic spectrum disorders. The vast majority of pupils are boys.  The headteacher joined the school in September 2015, following a period of leadership and staffing turbulence. The current leadership team has been formed since that time.  The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for pupil premium funding and/or the Year 7 catch-up funding is much higher than the national average.  A small number of pupils attend alternative provision at Aspire Academy.  The school is part of the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT), working collaboratively with other special schools in Kent.  The school does not meet requirements on the publication of information on its

Leybourne, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5FF

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 Kent Health Needs Education Service opened in September 2015. It was formed when two alternative provisions within Kent merged with the predecessor school, Oakfields.  The provision is currently operating across six hubs: Leybourne, Ebbsfleet, Ashford, Canterbury, Southborough and Oakfields. It also offers a tuition and outreach service.  The Oakfields hub provides education for 16 pupils who have been admitted to the Kent and Medway Adolescent Unit (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Tier 4) at Woodlands House, which is a hospital treating young people with a variety of mental health conditions. The health partner is the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM).  The provision has undergone significant restructuring since it opened in 2015. There have been several changes of staff since the last inspection, including at senior leadership level. The new executive headteacher started in September 2017.

Teynham, Kent, Kent, ME9 9EA

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 ISP School (Kent) is an independent day special school. It is part of the Integrated Services Programme (ISP), a company that cares for and educates children and young people looked after by local authorities. Since the last inspection, ISP has become part of the Partnership in Children’s Services Group (PICS) which is owned by Sovereign Capital Investments. The members of the PICS board of directors are the proprietors of the school. It operates a local advisory board for the school.  The school is situated on two sites. One in Sittingbourne and the other in nearby Teynham. In the main, secondary pupils study at Sittingbourne, and primary-age pupils at Teynham. However, the older pupils attend the Teynham site for horticulture, animal care, motor-vehicle maintenance and physical education lessons.  Although the school is approved to take pupils up to the age of 18 it is rare that a pupil stays at the school beyond the age of 16. There have been no students of sixth-form age

Teynham, Kent, Kent, ME9 9EA

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 ISP School (Kent) is an independent day special school. It is part of the Integrated Services Programme (ISP), a company that cares for and educates children and young people looked after by local authorities.  ISP is part of the Partnership in Children’s Services Group (PICS), which is owned by Sovereign Capital Investments.  The school is currently situated on two sites, one in Sittingbourne and the other in nearby Teynham. Historically, secondary pupils studied at Sittingbourne and primary- age pupils at Teynham. However, the older pupils attended the Teynham site for horticulture, animal care and motor-vehicle maintenance. The school plan to move all pupils to the Teynham site and close the Sittingbourne site.  The school caters for pupils who have social, emotional and mental health difficulties.  All the pupils have an education, health and care plan.  At the previous full inspection in June 2017, the school was graded inadequate with a

Teynham, Kent, Kent, ME9 9EA

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 ISP School (Kent) is an independent day special school. It is part of the Integrated Services Programme (ISP), a company that cares for and educates children and young people looked after by local authorities.  ISP is part of the Partnership in Children’s Services Group (PICS), which is owned by Sovereign Capital Investments.  The school is situated on two sites, one in Sittingbourne and the other in nearby Teynham. In the main, secondary pupils study at Sittingbourne and primary-age pupils at Teynham. However, the older pupils attend the Teynham site for horticulture, animal care and motor-vehicle maintenance.  The school caters for pupils who have social, emotional and mental health difficulties.  All the pupils have an education, health and care plan.  Since the last inspection, the governing body has been replaced and a new headteacher appointed.

St Mildred's Avenue, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2BX · Part of Thanet Endeavour Learning Trust

Personal development and welfare

because of their actions. They also contribute to the wider world; for example, the school raised the most money of all Kent schools for the Porchlight homeless charity.  The school manages transitions into the school, between classes and onwards to junior school very well indeed so that children of all ages are exceptionally well equipped to take the next steps in education with confidence.

Westwood Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2LH

Inspection of St George’s C of E Foundation School, Kent, CT10 2LH

Even in a good school like yours, there are still improvements to be made. We have asked your school to:

Knights Wood, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3GS · Part of Skinners' Academies Trust

Inspection of a good school: Skinners’ Kent Primary School The Avenue, Knights Wood, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3GS

Westwood Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2LH

Inspection of St George’s C of E Foundation School, Kent, CT10 2LH

 Ensure that results in the school continue to rise in English and mathematics in particular, and that those of you who are capable of reaching the highest grades are enabled to do so.  Ensure that satisfactory teaching improves to good. Sometimes, the most able amongst you are not challenged to achieve in lessons as well as you could be and those of you who struggle sometimes in lessons need more support. We have asked the teachers to make sure you are all provided with work that matches your ability. We have also asked that teachers ask more difficult questions which make you reflect and develop your thinking skills.

Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7EE · Part of CARE Foundation Trust

Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection

31 January 2008 Dear Pupils Inspection of Adlington Primary School, Kent TN25 7EE Thank you for welcoming me to your school. Everyone was really friendly and I soon realised why you like your school so much. I enjoyed talking to some of you about your favourite activities, seeing you all working in lessons and eating the lovely food some of you made especially for me. Here are some of the things I particularly like about your school.

George V Avenue, Margate, Kent, CT9 5RE · Part of Coastal Academies Trust

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.  As a result of good teaching, students’ standards are broadly average at the end of Year 11. This represents good achievement from low starting points.  Students learning English as an additional language make exceptionally good progress. Developed by the academy, the teaching programme called, ‘My new school, my new life’ is used as a model for other Kent schools.  Teaching is good. The level of challenge for all students, including the most able, is high. Teachers plan their lessons so that students can learn well.  The sixth form is good. In this area of high economic deprivation, in 2013, all sixth form leavers successfully entered employment, further training or higher education.  Behaviour and safety are good. Students are courteous and polite to each other and adults around the school.  The level of care for students and families is exceptional. Staff work diligently with the

Four Elms, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 6NE

Inspection of Hadlow Primary School, Kent TN11 0EH

Thank you so much for talking to us about your school and for filling in the questionnaires. We have found that you go to a satisfactory school. Like you, we agree that the school is a happy and caring place for you to be. You also told us that you feel safe. You do a great deal for your community and this is impressive, so please keep it up. It was a great pleasure to hear your beautiful singing. Please try to continue to keep up your efforts at being fit and healthy. We were also pleased to find out how well you respect others. Teaching is satisfactory and sometimes good. You work hard and make steady progress in your learning. Teachers are working hard to help boys to do as well as girls. This is coming on well in reading. We found that almost all of you behave well. You benefit from having good care and support and the close links with your parents and carers aid this.

Four Elms, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 6NE

Inspection of Hadlow Primary School, Kent TN11 0EH

Your new headteacher is working very hard to improve the school and all of the teachers and governors are keen to help her. With this in mind, we have asked them to do the following important things.  Improve your learning and achievement, particularly in your writing skills. We would like the boys to do even better with their writing. We have asked your teachers to explain clearly how to improve your skills and work.  Make more lessons good or even better, especially making sure that you do not have to sit listening to your teachers for too long, and that you do more independent and challenging work.

Jubilee Way, Faversham, ME13 8GD

Information about this provider

Kent School of Veterinary Nursing Ltd (KSVN) is an independent learning provider based in Kent, East Sussex and South-East London. KSVN specialises in the level 3 veterinary nurse apprenticeship standard. KSVN Ltd successfully registered to provide apprenticeships in 2018. At the time of the inspection, there were 69 apprentices in learning, almost all of whom were aged 19 and over. This qualification gives apprentices a licence to practice and so is closely regulated by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Apprentices attend training at KSVN’s Faversham centre one day per week. They are supported in their roles in veterinary practices by clinical coaches. KSVN does not work with any subcontractors.

Westwood Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2LH

Inspection of St George’s C of E Foundation School, Kent, CT10 2LH

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