ISP School
Castlewood Farm, Conyer Road, Kent, ME9 9EA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carole Cox
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 64
- Pupils on roll
- 59
- URN
- 119015
- Local authority
- Kent
- Telephone
- 01795523900
About this school
ISP School is an independent special school in Kent. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 59 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected ISP 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
ISP School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 1994, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 31 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 3.2% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 13% | 16.1% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
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 ISP 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 61 |
| 2024/25 | 61 |
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
- 59
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meadowfield School2.4 miles
Special schools · Sittingbourne
-
KITE College2.8 miles
Other types · Sittingbourne
-
VTC Independent School2.9 miles
Independent schools · Sittingbourne
-
Lorenden Preparatory School3.3 miles
Independent schools
-
ALP Sittingbourne3.4 miles
Special schools · Sittingbourne
Other schools in Kent
- Cross Keys Learning Special schools
- Infiniti School Special schools
- ISP School Whitstable Special schools
- Medway Green School Special schools
- Small Haven School Special schools
- West Heath School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does ISP School teach?
- ISP School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Kent.
- Who is the headteacher of ISP School?
- The headteacher of ISP School is Mrs Carole Cox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has ISP School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected ISP 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 big is ISP School?
- ISP School has 59 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is ISP School full?
- ISP School has capacity for 64 pupils and 59 on roll (92%), 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 ISP School a faith school?
- No. ISP School has no designated religious character.
- How have ISP School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 8 in 2022/23 and 8.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are ISP School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, ISP 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.