Elms School
Special schoolElms School is a special school in Dover, for pupils aged 5 to 16. It had 131 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 14 March 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Elms School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Elms School was 3.4, against 42.0 in Dover and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 93 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 85 | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Dover | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 3.4 | 42.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 39.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 55.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 20 | – | – |
- Elms 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
In a straight line- St Martin's SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- Astor Secondary SchoolSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 30.3 (2025/26, provisional)860 m
- Dover Grammar School for BoysSecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 63.1 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- White Cliffs Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Vale View Community SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2022. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Priory Fields SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Dover
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).