ALP Sittingbourne
60, Bell, Sittingbourne, ME10 4HE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Thomason
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 149202
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795701102
About this school
ALP Sittingbourne is an independent special school in Sittingbourne. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 40 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected ALP Sittingbourne 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
ALP Sittingbourne has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2022, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | - | - |
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 ALP Sittingbourne 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 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 37 |
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
- 40
Location
Nearby schools
-
VTC Independent School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Sittingbourne
-
Meadowfield School1.0 miles
Special schools · Sittingbourne
-
KITE College1.1 miles
Other types · Sittingbourne
-
Aspire School1.4 miles
Free Schools · Sittingbourne
-
Craftworks2.8 miles
Other types · Iwade
Other schools in Sittingbourne
- Aspire School Free Schools
- KITE College Other types
- Meadowfield School Special schools
- Yew Tree Farm School Special schools
- Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bobbing Village School Primary
- Borden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bredgar Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canterbury Road Primary School Primary
- Grove Park Primary School Primary
- Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does ALP Sittingbourne teach?
- ALP Sittingbourne teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Sittingbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of ALP Sittingbourne?
- The headteacher of ALP Sittingbourne is Mrs Jennifer Thomason, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has ALP Sittingbourne been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected ALP Sittingbourne 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 ALP Sittingbourne?
- ALP Sittingbourne has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is ALP Sittingbourne full?
- ALP Sittingbourne has capacity for 40 pupils and 40 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 ALP Sittingbourne a faith school?
- No. ALP Sittingbourne has no designated religious character.
- What are ALP Sittingbourne's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, ALP Sittingbourne'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.