OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
67
67 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
15
22.4% of pupils
Male pupils
52
77.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.0 pts
above England
School
47.8%
Swale
29.5%
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%
Swale
8.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Swale
1.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.0%
61
Any other Black background
3.0%
2
White and Black Caribbean
3.0%
2
Any other White background
1.5%
1
White and Asian
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%
67 of
67 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
46.73%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
40.51 pts
higher than
England
School
46.73%
Swale
7.16%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
100.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
84.18 pts
higher than
England
School
100.00%
Swale
19.36%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
37.50%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
35.70 pts
higher than
England
School
37.50%
Swale
2.33%
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
55.8%
23.9 pts
below England
Nore Academy
55.8%
Swale
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.