Newingate School
Newingate School is an independent special school in Canterbury for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 35 pupils and room for 50.
48 New Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3DT01227 501309newingateschool.co.ukMrs Michele Smith headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
1 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 35 | 27 | 16 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Worthgate School | Independent (grammar) | 310 m | 270 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Pilgrims' Way Primary School | Academy | 520 m | 404 | Good 2022 | 6 | Compare |
| Barton Court Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 540 m | 995 | Good 2020 | 92 | Compare |
| Barton Manor School | Free school | 640 m | 596 | No overall grade 2025 | 69 | Compare |
| St Nicholas' School | Council | 780 m | 402 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Higher education institutions | 860 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School | Voluntary (grammar) | 900 m | 1,258 | Good 2023 | 88 | Compare |
| The Orchard School | Foundation special school | 920 m | 119 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Newingate School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Newingate School yet.
How many pupils does Newingate School have?
35 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 70% full.
Does Newingate School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 48 New Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3DT
- Telephone
- 01227 501309
- Website
- www.newingateschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michele Smith
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Barton
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 9 February 2023 (new provision)
- URN
- 149398 · LAESTAB 8866178
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- 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.