Great Oaks Small School
Jutes Lane, Minster, Ramsgate, CT12 5FH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Julie-Anne Kelly
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 133539
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01843822022
About this school
Great Oaks Small School is an independent special school in Ramsgate. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 40 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Great Oaks Small School under its current framework. 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
Great Oaks Small School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 2001, 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 | 5 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | 15.0 | - | 22.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 20% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 50% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.3 | - | 1.7 |
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 Great Oaks Small 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 | 15 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 22.1 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 43 |
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
- 40
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Life Skills Manor0.6 miles
Special schools · Sandwich
-
Laleham Gap School2.9 miles
Special schools · Ramsgate
-
Small Haven School2.9 miles
Special schools · Kent
-
The Old Priory School3.0 miles
Special schools · Ramsgate
-
St Lawrence College Junior School3.4 miles
Independent schools · Ramsgate
Other schools in Ramsgate
- Foreland Fields School Special schools
- Laleham Gap School Special schools
- The Old Priory School Special schools
- Chilton Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate Primary
- Dame Janet Primary Academy Primary
- Ellington Infant School Primary
- Minster Church of England Primary School Primary
- Monkton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Newington Community Primary School Primary
- Newlands Primary School Primary
- Priory Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Great Oaks Small School teach?
- Great Oaks Small School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Ramsgate.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Oaks Small School?
- The headteacher of Great Oaks Small School is Ms Julie-Anne Kelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Oaks Small School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Great Oaks Small 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 Great Oaks Small School?
- Great Oaks Small School has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Great Oaks Small School full?
- Great Oaks Small School has capacity for 60 pupils and 40 on roll (67%), 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 Great Oaks Small School a faith school?
- No. Great Oaks Small School has no designated religious character.
- Is Great Oaks Small School a selective school?
- No. Great Oaks Small School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Great Oaks Small School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 15 in 2022/23 and 22.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Great Oaks Small School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Oaks Small 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.