The Wyvern School (Buxford)

State-Funded School

the-wyvern-school-buxford-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Weald of KentConstituency

TN23 4ERPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Wyvern School (Buxford) is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 374 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

374

Total Pupils

72%Boys

28%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

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 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 374
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
2 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Oct 2012	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.