Estuary Academy
Richmond Drive, Gravesend, DA12 4DJ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALTERNATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Zoe Martyndale-Howard
- Sponsor
- Alternative Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- URN
- 148144
- Local authority
- Kent
- Telephone
- 01474332897
About this school
Estuary Academy is a special academy in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 30 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Estuary 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 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | 48 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 83.33%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
LINK19 College0.3 miles
Other types · Gravesend
-
Ifield School1.1 miles
Special schools · Gravesend
-
Pier View Academy1.2 miles
Special schools · Gravesend
-
Bronte School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Gravesend
-
Cobham Hall2.6 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Gravesend
- Helen Allison School Special schools
- Ifield School Special schools
- LINK19 College Other types
- Pier View Academy Special schools
- 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 year groups does Estuary Academy teach?
- Estuary Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Gravesend.
- Who is the headteacher of Estuary Academy?
- The headteacher of Estuary Academy is Ms Zoe Martyndale-Howard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Estuary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Estuary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Estuary Academy?
- Estuary Academy has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Estuary Academy a faith school?
- No. Estuary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Estuary Academy?
- Estuary Academy is part of ALTERNATIVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Estuary Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Estuary Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 2 July 2026.