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Foundation special school · Kent

Five Acre Wood School

  • 4–19Ages
  • 871Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 119055URN

Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QF · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early years provisionOutstanding
Sixth form provisionOutstanding

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
119055 · 886/7056
Trust
Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)
Capacity
680 pupils · 871 on roll
Free school meals
44.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Local authority
Kent · Maidstone

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