Laleham Gap School
Special schoolLaleham Gap School is a special school in Thanet, for pupils aged 4 to 18. It had 253 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), April 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 19 April 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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 Laleham Gap 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 Laleham Gap School was 20.3, against 41.5 in Thanet and 46.2 in England.
10.3% 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 | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 93 | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Thanet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 20.3 | 41.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 10.3% | 38% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 27.6% | 56.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 29 | – | – |
- Laleham Gap 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- The Royal Harbour AcademySecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement. Attainment 8 of 31.1 (2025/26, provisional)270 m
- Dame Janet Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Small Haven SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file760 m
- Newington Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Ramsgate Arts Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Thanet
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).