Fairlight Glen Independent Special School
Verona House, 45 Station Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5QQ
This school is closed (it closed in July 2026).
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head
- Headteacher Joanne Budd
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 12
- Pupils on roll
- 6
- URN
- 135623
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
About this school
Fairlight Glen Independent Special School was an independent special school in Herne Bay. It taught children aged 8 to 18 and had 6 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Fairlight Glen Independent Special School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2008, 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 | 1 | 2 | 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 Fairlight Glen Independent Special 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 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 7 |
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
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
SALT COLLEGE0.8 miles
Other types · Herne Bay
-
The Far Academy CIC2.8 miles
Other types · Whitstable
-
The FAR Academy2.9 miles
Other types · Whitsable
-
ISP School Whitstable4.1 miles
Special schools · Kent
-
Junior King's School4.7 miles
Independent schools · Canterbury
Other schools in Herne Bay
- SALT COLLEGE Other types
- Hampton Primary School Primary
- Herne Bay Infant School Primary
- Herne Bay Junior School Primary
- Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Herne Church of England Junior School Primary
- Reculver Church of England Primary School Primary
- Thornden Wood Primary School Primary
- Herne Bay High School Secondary
Recorded changes at this school
- Status changed from open to closed recorded 23 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Fairlight Glen Independent Special School teach?
- Fairlight Glen Independent Special School taught children aged 8 to 18. It was a special school in Herne Bay.
- Has Fairlight Glen Independent Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Fairlight Glen Independent Special 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 Fairlight Glen Independent Special School?
- Fairlight Glen Independent Special School had 6 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 18.
- What are Fairlight Glen Independent Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairlight Glen Independent Special 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.