Aspire School

State-Funded School

aspire-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Sittingbourne and SheppeyConstituency

ME10 5DAPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Aspire School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–11, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 194 pupils. Aspire School is part of BOURNE ALLIANCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 0%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 91
Maths score: 90

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

194

Total Pupils

74%Boys

26%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 194
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BOURNE ALLIANCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 May 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
21 Nov 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.