The Davenport School
The Davenport School is an independent special school in Sandwich for boys and girls aged 5 to 12. It has 18 pupils and room for 22.
The Lodge, Foxborough Hill, Eastry, Sandwich, CT13 0NY01304 621836ethelbertonline.co.uk/education/the-davenport-schoolMs Susan Howson headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 17% | 17% | 29% | 8% | 43% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 83% | 83% | 71% | 92% | 57% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastry Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1000 m | 150 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| Sandwich Technology School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 1,104 | Report card 2026 | 2 | Compare |
| Sandwich Junior School | Council | 1.5 miles | 222 | Outstanding 2022 | 92 | Compare |
| Worth Primary School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 68 | Good 2024 | 51 | Compare |
| Sandwich Infant School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 99 | Good 2024 | 75 | Compare |
| Sir Roger Manwood's School | Academy (grammar) | 2.0 miles | 981 | Good 2022 | 84 | Compare |
| Northbourne Park School | Independent | 2.0 miles | 154 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Faith's At Ash School Limited | Independent | 2.2 miles | 190 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Davenport School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Davenport School yet.
How many pupils does The Davenport School have?
18 pupils aged 5 to 12 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 22 places, so it is 82% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Lodge, Foxborough Hill, Eastry, Sandwich, CT13 0NY
- Telephone
- 01304 621836
- Website
- www.ethelbertonline.co.uk/education/the-davenport-school
- Headteacher
- Ms Susan Howson
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-12
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Sandwich
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 3 April 2001
- URN
- 133298 · LAESTAB 8866089 · UKPRN 10071864
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.