Belle Vue School
Jockey Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 3JN
This school is closed (it closed in July 2025).
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Thompson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 20
- URN
- 148062
- Local authority
- Kent
About this school
Belle Vue School was an independent special school in Kent. It taught children aged 11 to 19 and had 20 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Belle Vue School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2021, 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 | 15 | 15 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 7% | 6.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Trends over time
How Belle Vue 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.3 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.2 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 20 |
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
- 20
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Dulwich School Cranbrook1.0 miles
Independent schools · Cranbrook
-
Benenden School2.2 miles
Independent schools · Cranbrook
-
St Ronan's School3.4 miles
Independent schools · Cranbrook
-
Bethany School3.4 miles
Independent schools · Cranbrook
-
Greenfields School5.6 miles
Special schools · Ashford
Common questions
- What ages does Belle Vue School teach?
- Belle Vue School taught children aged 11 to 19. It was a special school in Kent.
- Has Belle Vue School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Belle Vue 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 many pupils are at Belle Vue School?
- Belle Vue School had 20 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- How have Belle Vue School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.3 in 2022/23 and 3.2 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Belle Vue School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Belle Vue 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.