ISP School
Glengorse Estate, Glengorse, TN33 0TX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Belchem
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 53
- URN
- 148552
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424238640
About this school
ISP School is an independent special school in East Sussex. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 53 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected ISP School 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
ISP School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 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 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 14 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 14.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 11.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.8 |
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 ISP 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 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 47 |
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
- 53
Location
Nearby schools
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Battle Abbey School0.7 miles
Independent schools · East Sussex
-
Claremont School2.7 miles
Independent schools · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)3.1 miles
Academies · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Bexhill Independent Special School3.2 miles
Special schools · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
Marlborough House Vinehall School3.5 miles
Independent schools · Robertsbridge
Common questions
- What year groups does ISP School teach?
- ISP School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in East Sussex.
- Who is the headteacher of ISP School?
- The headteacher of ISP School is Mrs Caroline Belchem, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has ISP School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected ISP 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 ISP School?
- ISP School has 53 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is ISP School full?
- ISP School has capacity for 60 pupils and 53 on roll (88%), 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 ISP School a faith school?
- No. ISP School has no designated religious character.
- What are ISP School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, ISP 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 24 July 2026.