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Curly's Farm and School

Special · ages 5-20MixedIndependent7 pupilsSheernessKent
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places25 spare7 pupils, 32 places
Pupils on roll7Census January 2024

Curly's Farm and School is an independent special school in Sheerness for boys and girls aged 5 to 20. It has 7 pupils and room for 32.

Curly's Farm, Mustards Road, Sheerness, ME12 4AN0735 441 1717curlysfarm.co.ukMr Garry Ratcliffe headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll7Census January 2024
Places3222% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%7 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls4 / 3

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m3912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate154 per 1,000 people70% higher than the England average
Typical house price£310,000Swale
Nearest bus stop270 mThe Bay View, 3 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St. Clement's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy640 m177Not inspected1Compare
Eastchurch Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy1.8 miles164Report card 20261Compare
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolAcademy3.7 miles382Good 202427Compare
Minster in Sheppey Primary SchoolAcademy4.2 miles572Report card 202693Compare
Thistle Hill AcademyAcademy4.4 miles349No overall grade 202418Compare
The Elmley Dray SchoolIndependent4.8 miles26Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Curly's Farm and School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Curly's Farm and School yet.

How many pupils does Curly's Farm and School have?

7 pupils aged 5 to 20 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 32 places, so it is 22% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Curly's Farm, Mustards Road, Sheerness, ME12 4AN
Telephone
0735 441 1717
Website
www.curlysfarm.co.uk
Headteacher
Mr Garry Ratcliffe
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 5-20
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Kent
Ward
Sheppey East
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
22 September 2025 (new provision)
URN
152089 · LAESTAB 8866193

Where these figures come from