Elms School
Elms Vale Road, Dover, CT17 9PS
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 5–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 79.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 March 2023, published 10 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 0% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Dover College 2.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Sallygate School 2.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- Portal House School 7.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- The Beacon Folkestone 8.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Compass Community School Coastal Park 8.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Folkestone Beacon Plus 8.6 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.