ISP School Whitstable
ISP School Whitstable is an independent special school in Kent for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 16 pupils and room for 24.
ISP Centre, Regent Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1JD01227 771172ispschools.org.ukMrs Kerry Keeble headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | – |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | – |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School | Church of England | 230 m | 226 | Outstanding 2022 | 82 | Compare |
| Westmeads Community Infant School | Council | 290 m | 183 | No overall grade 2025 | 95 | Compare |
| St Alphege Church of England Infant School | Church of England | 450 m | 206 | Good 2024 | 24 | Compare |
| Whitstable Junior School | Foundation | 480 m | 202 | Not inspected | 37 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable | Academy | 910 m | 301 | Good 2023 | 55 | Compare |
| The Whitstable School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 1,112 | Good 2024 | 22 | Compare |
| Joy Lane Primary Foundation School | Foundation | 0.8 miles | 621 | Good 2024 | 34 | Compare |
| The FAR Academy | Special post 16 institution | 1.4 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is ISP School Whitstable a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score ISP School Whitstable yet.
How many pupils does ISP School Whitstable have?
16 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 24 places, so it is 67% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- ISP Centre, Regent Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1JD
- Telephone
- 01227 771172
- Website
- www.ispschools.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kerry Keeble
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Gorrell
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 June 2021 (new provision)
- URN
- 148557 · LAESTAB 8866162
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.