Schools with social, emotional and mental health provision in Medway

For pupils whose anxiety, behaviour or mental health gets in the way of learning; smaller groups and therapeutic support. Medway has 5 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health and 3 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (5)

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
Delce AcademyPrimary school	SEN unit	5-11	Rochester	15	Good 2024	23
Elaine Primary SchoolPrimary school	SEN unit	3-11	Rochester	10	Good 2022	45
The RowansPupil referral unit / alternative provision	Resourced provision	5-16	Chatham	89	Report card 2025	–
Will Adams AcademyPupil referral unit / alternative provision	Resourced provision	14-17	Gillingham	45	Not inspected	–
The Victory AcademySecondary school	Resourced provision	11-18	Chatham	5	Good 2023	23

Special schools (3)

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
Danecourt SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	4-11	Gillingham	291 pupils	Not inspected	–
INSPIRE Free Special SchoolSpecial school	Special school	11-18	Chatham	98 pupils	Good 2023	–
Rivermead SchoolSpecial school · also autism, physical disability, speech, language and communication	Special school	4-16	Gillingham	163 pupils	Good 2024	–

Other councils All schools in Medway

Other needs

Autism Speech, language and communication Moderate learning difficulties Severe learning difficulties Profound and multiple learning difficulties Hearing impairment Visual impairment Multi-sensory impairment Physical disability Specific learning difficulties Other needs

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.