# Abbey Court Foundation Special School

Abbey Court Foundation Special School is a special school in Medway, for pupils aged 3 to 19.

It had 236 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E119052. [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 3 to 19
- Pupils: 236
- Council: Medway
- URN: 119052

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Outstanding, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding, 8 March 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Abbey Court Foundation Special School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Medway and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Medway | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Medway | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 45.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 42.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 62% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 15 | – | – |

Abbey Court Foundation Special School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Gordons Children's Academy, Junior](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gordons-childrens-academy-junior-e140606): 730 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gordons Children's Academy, Infant](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gordons-childrens-academy-infant-e140607): 730 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022
- [Elaine Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elaine-primary-school-e145926): 910 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Nicholas CEVC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-cevc-primary-school-e118643): 940 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- [Leigh Academy Strood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-strood-e135964): 1.1 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 43.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [All Faiths Children's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-faiths-childrens-academy-e138182): 1.1 km. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, June 2025. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119052)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119052)

## How to cite

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