Cornfields School
207 Hythe Road, Ashford, TN24 8PL
This school is closed (it closed in July 2025).
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Thompson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 17
- URN
- 146521
- Local authority
- Kent
About this school
Cornfields School was an independent special school in Kent. It taught children aged 7 to 16 and had 17 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Cornfields School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2019, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 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 | - | - |
Trends over time
How Cornfields 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 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 17 |
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
- 17
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashford School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Ashford
-
The T3 School0.7 miles
Special schools
-
The Wyvern School (Buxford)1.9 miles
Special schools · Ashford
-
Kings Park School2.1 miles
Special schools · Ashford
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Spring Grove School 2003 Ltd2.9 miles
Independent schools · Ashford
Common questions
- What year groups does Cornfields School teach?
- Cornfields School taught children aged 7 to 16. It was a special school in Kent.
- Has Cornfields School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cornfields 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 Cornfields School?
- Cornfields School had 17 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- What are Cornfields School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cornfields 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 25 July 2025.