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Foundation special school · Kent

Bower Grove School

  • 4–16Ages
  • 246Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 119036URN

Fant Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8NL · School website

Latest Ofsted
Graded OutstandingSep 2019
Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded OutstandingSep 2019
Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024
The graded inspection, 18 September 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding

Inspection history

  1. 20 November 2024
    Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
  2. 18 September 2019
    Graded inspection: Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Foundation special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
119036 · 886/7032
Capacity
225 pupils · 246 on roll
Free school meals
67.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Fant Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8NL
Local authority
Kent · Maidstone

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources