Pier View Academy
42-44 Harmer Street, Gravesend, DA12 2AX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Dr Emma Chatzispyridou
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 36
- URN
- 138408
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02031373629
About this school
Pier View Academy is an independent special school in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 11 to 25 and has 36 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Pier View Academy 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
Pier View Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2012, 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 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 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 Pier View Academy 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 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 37 |
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
- 36
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bronte School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Gravesend
-
LINK19 College1.1 miles
Other types · Gravesend
-
Estuary Academy1.2 miles
Academies · Gravesend
-
Ifield School1.7 miles
Special schools · Gravesend
-
OA - North View1.8 miles
Special schools · Tilbury
Other schools in Gravesend
- Estuary Academy Academies
- Helen Allison School Special schools
- Ifield School Special schools
- LINK19 College Other types
- 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 ages does Pier View Academy teach?
- Pier View Academy teaches children aged 11 to 25. It is a special school in Gravesend.
- Who is the headteacher of Pier View Academy?
- The headteacher of Pier View Academy is Dr Emma Chatzispyridou, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pier View Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Pier View Academy 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 Pier View Academy?
- Pier View Academy has 36 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 25.
- Is Pier View Academy full?
- Pier View Academy has capacity for 40 pupils and 36 on roll (90%), 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 Pier View Academy a faith school?
- No. Pier View Academy has no designated religious character.
- What are Pier View Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pier View Academy'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.