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Goldwyn School

Godinton Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3BT

Special / SEND
Ages 10–19
Mixed
Sixth form

Overview

Goldwyn School is a special / send school (foundation special school) in Ashford, South East, for pupils aged 10–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Foundation special school
Establishment group
Special schools
Age range
Ages 10–19
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
Yes
School capacity
195
Pupils on roll
197
URN
119042

Admissions

Local authority
Kent

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Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Secondary

2024/25 results

This is a special school. National performance measures are designed for mainstream schools and often do not reflect the needs of pupils here, so only the figures DfE publishes for this school are listed below.

Secondary results 2024/25
MeasureSchool
Attainment 8 score8.8
EBacc average point score0.74
Entering the EBacc0%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths0%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths0%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 19 October 2022 · Published 6 December 2022

Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)

Overall effectiveness

Outstanding

This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding was effective
Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Location

Address
Godinton Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3BT
Local authority
Kent

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