Danecourt School

State-Funded School

danecourt-school-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Gillingham and RainhamConstituency

ME8 6AAPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 291 pupils. Danecourt School is part of Maritime Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

291

Total Pupils

76%Boys

24%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

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: 291
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Maritime Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 13 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
24 Jun 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.