Bower Grove School

State-Funded School

bower-grove-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Maidstone and MallingConstituency

ME16 8NLPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bower Grove School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–16, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 246 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 8.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.79

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

246

Total Pupils

87%Boys

13%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

67%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 246
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 20 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
14 Oct 2019	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

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.