Nexus Foundation Special School

State-Funded School

nexus-foundation-special-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

TonbridgeConstituency

TN11 8AAPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Nexus Foundation Special School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–19, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 307 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

307

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%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: 2 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 307
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
14 Oct 2019	Good	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.