Little Acorns School
Little Acorns School is an independent special school in Tenterden for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 27 pupils and room for 54.
London Beach Farm, Ashford Road, St Michael's, Tenterden, TN30 6SR01233 850422littleacorns.kent.sch.ukMr Graham Richards 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 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 27 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 940 m | 177 | No overall grade 2024 | 13 | Compare |
| Greenfields School | Independent | 1.0 miles | 18 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| High Halden Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.3 miles | 105 | Good 2022 | 33 | Compare |
| Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre | Academy | 1.4 miles | 1,772 | Good 2023 | 21 | Compare |
| Tenterden Church of England Junior School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 206 | No overall grade 2024 | 9 | Compare |
| Tenterden Infant School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 124 | Good 2024 | 33 | Compare |
| John Mayne Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2.4 miles | 94 | Report card 2026 | 1 | Compare |
| Bethersden Primary School | Council | 3.5 miles | 117 | Good 2023 | 41 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Little Acorns School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Little Acorns School yet.
How many pupils does Little Acorns School have?
27 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 54 places, so it is 50% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- London Beach Farm, Ashford Road, St Michael's, Tenterden, TN30 6SR
- Telephone
- 01233 850422
- Website
- www.littleacorns.kent.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Graham Richards
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Tenterden St Michael's
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 4 May 1999
- URN
- 131810 · LAESTAB 8866085 · UKPRN 10034021
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.