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Bower Grove School

All-through

Maidstone · Maidstone · ME16 8NL http://www.bower-grove.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
246
cap. 225
Ages
4 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Special school

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Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
19 Nov 2024
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
18 Sep 2019
School inspectionOutstanding
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9 Jan 2018
Short inspection
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11 Feb 2014
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Maidstone. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

No published headline results for this school.

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
97%
Would recommend
99%
Responses
68
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

97%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

93%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

94%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

39%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

90%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

73%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

99%

Q9. My child does well at this school

97%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

97%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

99%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

86%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

97%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

99%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
239
cap. 225
241225208
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
6.3
6.96.66.2
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
1%
2%2%1%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
69%
69%61%53%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
100%
100%100%100%
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Overall absence
16%
England
5%
17%13%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
40%
England
24%
40%32%25%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressFant Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8NL
Telephone01622726773
Local authorityKent
PhaseAll-through
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio6.3:1
Religious characterDoes not apply

Nearby schools

Other open schools of the same phase near ME16 8NL. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.

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Finance£25750 spend / pupil£25236 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/252396.3100%1%69%16%40%
2023/242416.9100%2%67%17%38%
2022/232386.7100%2%64%16%39%
2021/222326.7100%2%60%10%35%
2020/212316.8100%2%58%
2018/192276.9100%1%55%8%25%
2017/182166.5100%2%53%8%26%
2016/172086.2100%2%56%11%30%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.