South East
Special schools in Kent
68 special schools in Kent.
Ofsted among special schools in Kent
Good9
Outstanding5
No overall grade54
14 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 54 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 14
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 9
- Average days since inspection
- 878
- Framework mix
- 14 historic, 9 current, 45 none
Special schools in Kent
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
68 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALP SittingbourneOther independent special school | Sittingbourne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Birtley House Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Sevenoaks | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bower Grove SchoolFoundation special school | Maidstone | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brewood Secondary SchoolOther independent special school | Deal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Broomhill Bank SchoolFoundation special school | Tunbridge Wells | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Caldecott Foundation SchoolNon-maintained special school | Ashford | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Compass Community School Coastal ParkOther independent special school | Folkestone | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cross Keys LearningOther independent special school | Kent | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Curly's Farm and SchoolOther independent special school | Sheerness | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Earley SpringsOther independent special school | Maidstone | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Elms SchoolFoundation special school | Dover | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Five Acre Wood SchoolFoundation special school | Maidstone | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Foreland Fields SchoolFoundation special school | Ramsgate | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Goldwyn SchoolFoundation special school | Ashford | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| Grange Park SchoolFoundation special school | Sevenoaks | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Great Oaks Small SchoolOther independent special school | Ramsgate | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Greenfields SchoolOther independent special school | Ashford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Haven NookOther independent special school | Canterbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| HawthornOther independent special school | Chartham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Heath Farm SchoolOther independent special school | Ashford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Helen Allison SchoolOther independent special school | Gravesend | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hilden ParkOther independent special school | Tonbridge | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hope View SchoolOther independent special school | Canterbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| ISP SchoolOther independent special school | Kent | No overall grade | — | — | |
| ISP School WhitstableOther independent special school | Kent | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ifield SchoolFoundation special school | Gravesend | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Infiniti SchoolOther independent special school | Kent | No overall grade | — | — | |
| King's Reach EducationOther independent special school | Maidstone | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kings Park SchoolOther independent special school | Ashford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Laleham Gap SchoolFoundation special school | Ramsgate | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Laurel House SchoolOther independent special school | Sevenoaks | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Learning Opportunities Centre SecondaryOther independent special school | Deal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Life Skills EnterpriseOther independent special school | Margate | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Life Skills ManorOther independent special school | Sandwich | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Little Acorns SchoolOther independent special school | Tenterden | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Maple Haven LtdOther independent special school | Birchington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Maple Tree Primary SchoolOther independent special school | Kent | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Meadowfield SchoolFoundation special school | SITTINGBOURNE | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Meadows SchoolNon-maintained special school | Tunbridge Wells | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Medway Green SchoolOther independent special school | Kent | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Newingate SchoolOther independent special school | Canterbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Nexus Foundation Special SchoolFoundation special school | Tonbridge | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Oakley SchoolCommunity special school | Tunbridge Wells | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Parkview AcademyOther independent special school | Kent | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Pier View AcademyOther independent special school | Gravesend | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Portal House SchoolCommunity special school | Dover | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ripplevale SchoolOther independent special school | Deal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rowhill SchoolFoundation special school | Longfield | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Serenity School MaidstoneOther independent special school | Maidstone | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Small Haven SchoolOther independent special school | Kent | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Anthony's SchoolFoundation special school | Margate | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Nicholas' SchoolCommunity special school | Canterbury | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Stone Bay SchoolFoundation special school | Broadstairs | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| The Annex School HouseOther independent special school | Swanley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Beacon FolkestoneFoundation special school | Folkestone | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| The Davenport SchoolOther independent special school | Sandwich | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Elmley Dray SchoolOther independent special school | Sheerness | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Llewellyn School and NurseryOther independent special school | Margate | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Old Priory SchoolOther independent special school | Ramsgate | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Orchard SchoolFoundation special school | Canterbury | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| The Quest SchoolOther independent special school | Paddock Wood | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Sallygate SchoolOther independent special school | Temple Ewell | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The T3 SchoolOther independent special school | Kent | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The View SchoolOther independent special school | Kent | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Wyvern School (Buxford)Foundation special school | Ashford | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Valence SchoolFoundation special school | Westerham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| West Heath SchoolOther independent special school | Kent | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Yew Tree Farm SchoolOther independent special school | Sittingbourne | No overall grade | — | — |