INSPIRE Free Special School
Special schoolINSPIRE Free Special School is a special school in Medway, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 98 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, December 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 14 December 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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at INSPIRE Free Special School was 2.5, against 45.4 in Medway 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 secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 2.5 | 45.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 42.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 62% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 15 | – | – |
- INSPIRE Free 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.
- 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- Bradfields AcademySpecial. School remains Outstanding, November 202210 m
- PGW Partnership of Greenacre and WaldersladeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file210 m
- Walderslade SchoolSecondary. Inadequate (overall), February 2023, before the school changed, special measures. Attainment 8 of 29.2 (2025/26, provisional)270 m
- Greenacre SchoolSecondary. Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 29.4 (2025/26, provisional)280 m
- The RowansPupil referral and alternative provision. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met330 m
- Maundene SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Medway
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).