Ifield School
Cedar Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 5JT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)
- Headteacher
- Mrs Madeleine Arnold-Jones
- Federation
- Ifield School & King's Farm Primary School Federation
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 223
- Pupils on roll
- 282
- URN
- 119040
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474365485
About this school
Ifield School is a foundation special school in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 282 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -8.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 21 | 20 | 23 |
| 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 Ifield 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 | 0% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 265 |
| 2023/24 | 277 |
| 2024/25 | 276 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.02%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.9%
- Persistent absence
- 33.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Estuary Academy1.1 miles
Academies · Gravesend
-
LINK19 College1.4 miles
Other types · Gravesend
-
Bronte School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Gravesend
-
Pier View Academy1.7 miles
Special schools · Gravesend
-
Cobham Hall2.4 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Gravesend
- Estuary Academy Academies
- Helen Allison School Special schools
- LINK19 College Other types
- Pier View Academy Special schools
- Northfleet Nursery School Nursery
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Chantry Community Primary School Primary
- Cobham Primary School Primary
- Copperfield Academy Primary
- Culverstone Green Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Istead Rise Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ifield School teach?
- Ifield School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Gravesend.
- Who is the headteacher of Ifield School?
- The headteacher of Ifield School is Mrs Madeleine Arnold-Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ifield School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ifield School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ifield School?
- Ifield School has 282 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Ifield School full?
- Ifield School has capacity for 223 pupils and 282 on roll (126%), so it is at or above 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 Ifield School a faith school?
- No. Ifield School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Ifield School?
- Ifield School is part of Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ifield School have?
- The schools register lists Ifield School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ifield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Ifield School's absence rate?
- Ifield School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ifield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ifield 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 30 June 2026.