Cross Keys Learning
Suite 1 & 2 the Lead Centre, Dane Valley Road, Kent, CT10 3JJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Beaman
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 29
- URN
- 145574
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 07884144625
About this school
Cross Keys Learning is an independent special school in Kent. It teaches children aged 11 to 17 and has 29 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Cross Keys Learning 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
Cross Keys Learning has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2018, 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 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
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 Cross Keys Learning 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 | 4.8 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.5 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.9 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 32 |
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
- 29
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Life Skills Enterprise0.6 miles
Special schools · Margate
-
St Anthony's School0.8 miles
Special schools · Margate
-
Stone Bay School1.2 miles
Special schools · Broadstairs
-
Wellesley Haddon Dene School1.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Enterprise Learning Alliance1.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Margate
Other schools in Kent
- Infiniti School Special schools
- ISP School Special schools
- ISP School Whitstable Special schools
- Medway Green School Special schools
- Small Haven School Special schools
- West Heath School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Cross Keys Learning teach?
- Cross Keys Learning teaches children aged 11 to 17. It is a special school in Kent.
- Who is the headteacher of Cross Keys Learning?
- The headteacher of Cross Keys Learning is Mr Mark Beaman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cross Keys Learning been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cross Keys Learning 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 Cross Keys Learning?
- Cross Keys Learning has 29 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 17.
- Is Cross Keys Learning full?
- Cross Keys Learning has capacity for 70 pupils and 29 on roll (41%), 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 Cross Keys Learning a faith school?
- No. Cross Keys Learning has no designated religious character.
- How have Cross Keys Learning's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4.8 in 2022/23 and 0.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cross Keys Learning's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cross Keys Learning'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.