OFSTED
12 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
65
65 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
14
21.5% of pupils
Male pupils
51
78.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.0 pts
above England
School
50.8%
Tunbridge Wells
12.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Tunbridge Wells
11.9%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Tunbridge Wells
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
93.8%
61
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
1
Gypsy / Roma
1.5%
1
White and Asian
1.5%
1
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
65 of
65 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
0.5
38.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -2.57 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
21.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
14.82 pts
higher than
England
School
21.03%
Tunbridge Wells
5.96%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
64.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
48.18 pts
higher than
England
School
64.00%
Tunbridge Wells
15.04%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
12.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
10.20 pts
higher than
England
School
12.00%
Tunbridge Wells
1.79%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
65.0%
14.8 pts
below England
Meadows School
65.0%
Tunbridge Wells
73.7%
South East
79.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.