Yew Tree Farm School
Yew Tree Farm School is an independent special school in Sittingbourne for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 6 pupils and room for 24.
Swanton Street, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AT01622 233711Ms Edwina Grix headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: 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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 6 | 6 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bredgar Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 106 | Good 2022 | 45 | Compare |
| Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 55 | No overall grade 2025 | 11 | Compare |
| Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School | Church of England | 2.5 miles | 417 | Outstanding 2023 | 84 | Compare |
| Borden Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2.9 miles | 138 | No overall grade 2024 | 92 | Compare |
| Minterne Junior School | Academy | 3.0 miles | 393 | Report card 2026 | 42 | Compare |
| The Oaks Infant School | Academy | 3.0 miles | 312 | Good 2021 | 60 | Compare |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 3.1 miles | 210 | Good 2024 | 67 | Compare |
| Rodmersham School | Council | 3.1 miles | 128 | Outstanding 2024 | 86 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Yew Tree Farm School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Yew Tree Farm School yet.
How many pupils does Yew Tree Farm School have?
6 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 24 places, so it is 25% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Swanton Street, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AT
- Telephone
- 01622 233711
- Headteacher
- Ms Edwina Grix
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- West Downs
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 30 May 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150379 · LAESTAB 8866183
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.