The Sallygate School
Channels & Choices, Kearsney Manor, Temple Ewell, CT16 3EQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Wayne Beech
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 51
- URN
- 137795
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304212510
About this school
The Sallygate School is an independent special school in Temple Ewell. It teaches children aged 8 to 17 and has 51 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Sallygate 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
The Sallygate School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 2011, 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 | 8 | 3 |
| 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 The Sallygate 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 | 52 |
| 2023/24 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 52 |
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
- 51
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elms School1.7 miles
Special schools · Dover
-
Dover College2.1 miles
Independent schools · Dover
-
Woodpecker Court3.8 miles
Other types · Dover
-
Portal House School4.5 miles
Special schools · Dover
-
Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary5.2 miles
Special schools · Deal
Common questions
- What year groups does The Sallygate School teach?
- The Sallygate School teaches children aged 8 to 17. It is a special school in Temple Ewell.
- Who is the headteacher of The Sallygate School?
- The headteacher of The Sallygate School is Mr Wayne Beech, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Sallygate School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Sallygate 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 The Sallygate School?
- The Sallygate School has 51 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 17.
- Is The Sallygate School full?
- The Sallygate School has capacity for 80 pupils and 51 on roll (64%), 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 The Sallygate School a faith school?
- No. The Sallygate School has no designated religious character.
- What are The Sallygate School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Sallygate 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.