Snowfields Academy

State-Funded School

snowfields-academy-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Faversham and Mid KentConstituency

ME14 5GAPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Snowfields Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 355 pupils. Snowfields Academy is part of Leigh Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

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: 16.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 4.4%
EBacc average point score: 1.4

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

355

Total Pupils

68%Boys

32%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 355
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Leigh Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Sept 2023	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.