The Elmley Dray School
18-20 Marina Drive, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness, ME12 2DP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 9 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Emily Hollis
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 26
- URN
- 119005
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795485039
About this school
The Elmley Dray School is an independent special school in Sheerness. It teaches children aged 9 to 19 and has 26 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Elmley Dray School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Elmley Dray School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1985, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Elmley Dray School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 26
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nore Academy0.8 miles
Free Schools · Sheerness
-
Curly's Farm and School4.8 miles
Special schools · Sheerness
-
Craftworks5.2 miles
Other types · Iwade
-
KITE College5.8 miles
Other types · Sittingbourne
-
VTC Independent School6.2 miles
Independent schools · Sittingbourne
Other schools in Sheerness
- Curly's Farm and School Special schools
- Nore Academy Free Schools
- Eastchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Halfway Houses Primary School Primary
- Minster in Sheppey Primary School Primary
- Richmond Primary School Primary
- Rose Street Primary School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- St. Clement's CofE Primary School Primary
- Thistle Hill Academy Primary
- West Minster Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Elmley Dray School teach?
- The Elmley Dray School teaches children aged 9 to 19. It is a special school in Sheerness.
- Who is the headteacher of The Elmley Dray School?
- The headteacher of The Elmley Dray School is Headteacher Emily Hollis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Elmley Dray School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Elmley Dray School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Elmley Dray School?
- The Elmley Dray School has 26 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 19.
- Is The Elmley Dray School full?
- The Elmley Dray School has capacity for 40 pupils and 26 on roll (65%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Elmley Dray School a faith school?
- No. The Elmley Dray School has no designated religious character.
- What are The Elmley Dray School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Elmley Dray School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.