Schools with social, emotional and mental health provision in Kent
For pupils whose anxiety, behaviour or mental health gets in the way of learning; smaller groups and therapeutic support. Kent has 2 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health and 10 special schools that cater for it.
Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (2)
Pupils have a specialist base and staff inside an ordinary school. Places are separate from the school's main admissions and normally need an EHC plan.
| School | Provision | Ages | Town | Places | Ofsted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Oaks Community Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Ashford | 18 | Good 2023 | 6 |
| Finberry Primary SchoolPrimary school | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Ashford | 5 | Good 2024 | 66 |
Special schools (10)
Special schools take pupils with an education, health and care plan; the council names the school in the plan. Many cater for several needs.
| School | Provision | Ages | Town | Places | Ofsted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bower Grove SchoolSpecial school · also autism | Special school | 4-16 | Maidstone | 246 pupils | Outstanding 2019 | – |
| Caldecott Foundation SchoolSpecial school | Special school | 5-18 | Ashford | 69 pupils | Good 2022 | – |
| Elms SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties | Special school | 5-16 | Dover | 131 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Goldwyn SchoolSpecial school · also autism | Special school | 10-19 | Ashford | 197 pupils | Outstanding 2022 | – |
| Meadows SchoolSpecial school | Special school | 7-19 | Tunbridge Wells | 65 pupils | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| Portal House SchoolSpecial school · also autism | Special school | 11-16 | Dover | 80 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Rowhill SchoolSpecial school | Special school | 5-16 | Longfield | 163 pupils | Report card 2026 | – |
| St Anthony's SchoolSpecial school · also autism | Special school | 7-16 | Margate | 110 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| St Nicholas' SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more | Special school | 4-19 | Canterbury | 402 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| The Orchard SchoolSpecial school · also autism, speech, language and communication | Special school | 7-16 | Canterbury | 119 pupils | Report card 2026 | – |
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How to read this
The list comes from the Department for Education's register of schools (Get Information about Schools), which records the type of SEN provision each school has and how many pupils are in a resourced provision or SEN unit. Resourced provision means extra staff and funding for a group of pupils who spend most of their time in ordinary classes. A SEN unit is a separate class within the school. Both need a place agreed by the council through an education, health and care plan; ask the council's SEND team, not the school's admissions office. The register is only as good as what schools report, so check with the school before relying on it.