Laleham Gap School
Ozengell Place, Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)
- Headteacher
- Mr Les Milton
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 188
- Pupils on roll
- 253
- URN
- 134971
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01843570598
About this school
Laleham Gap School is a foundation special school in Ramsgate. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 253 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Laleham Gap School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 9% | 46% | 17% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 23% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 9% | 23% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 99.0 | 93.0 |
| Reading progress | -12.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -13.00 | - | - |
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 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
| Attainment 8 score | 17.7 | 21.1 | 19.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.68 -2.20 to -1.17 | -1.08 -1.60 to -0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 24% | 21.4% | 10% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 3.6% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.4 | 1.9 | 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 Laleham Gap 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 | 8% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17.7 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 21.1 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 19.1 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.95%
- English as an additional language
- 0.4%
- Overall absence
- 12.6%
- Persistent absence
- 33.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Small Haven School0.5 miles
Special schools · Kent
-
Foreland Fields School1.0 miles
Special schools · Ramsgate
-
Liberty College1.2 miles
Other types · Margate
-
Enterprise Learning Alliance1.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Margate
-
St Lawrence College Junior School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Ramsgate
Other schools in Ramsgate
- Foreland Fields School Special schools
- Great Oaks Small 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 Laleham Gap School teach?
- Laleham Gap School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is a special school in Ramsgate.
- Who is the headteacher of Laleham Gap School?
- The headteacher of Laleham Gap School is Mr Les Milton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Laleham Gap School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Laleham Gap 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 many pupils are at Laleham Gap School?
- Laleham Gap School has 253 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Laleham Gap School full?
- Laleham Gap School has capacity for 188 pupils and 253 on roll (135%), 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 Laleham Gap School a faith school?
- No. Laleham Gap School has no designated religious character.
- Is Laleham Gap School part of an academy trust?
- Laleham Gap 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 Laleham Gap School have?
- The schools register lists Laleham Gap School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Laleham Gap 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 Laleham Gap School's absence rate?
- Laleham Gap School's overall absence rate is 12.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Laleham Gap School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Laleham Gap 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 1 July 2026.