Update in Progress: April 2020
SEN Units: for background go to here
Historical Note
There are also two satellites of Special Schools in mainstream schools, not technically units, at Dartford Primary Academy (ASD and Speech & Language), satellite of Milestone Special School and West Borough Primary, Maidstone (ASD), satellite of Bower Grove School.
The list of SEN Units follows, the capacity of each for September 2019 is in brackets, followed by the pupil roll.
SEN Units established since 2010 are listed as New.
Some of the definitions, especially for secondary schools are approximate as some schools offer flexibility of intake. There is no admission number for Units. Each year new children can be admitted at any relevant age if there is space within the total capacity. Nearly all Units are full, with pressure on places.
OFSTED Reports appear within the Report on the home school.
Primary Phase
The designation of the existing Specialist Resource Provisions at Valley Invicta Primary Schools at Holborough Lakes and Leybourne are to change from Social Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH) to ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder). This is being proposed because both KCC and VIAT have found that the local need for placements for ASD is greater than for SEMH. KCC have identified that ASD is the fastest growing need type, and that, as a result, there is a greater need for ASD provisions. KCC have therefore requested that VIAT continue to extend and build on the existing expertise and provisions that we already have within the Trust to meet the local need for pupils with ASD.
Hearing Impairment (HI): Castle Hill Community Primary, Folkestone (5,10); Fleetdown Primary, Dartford (13,11); Molehill Copse Primary, Maidstone (L,L); Slade Primary School, Tonbridge (5,10);
Physical Disability (PD): Bishops Down Primary School, Tunbridge Wells (7,6); Tymberwood Academy, Gravesend (L,5); Garlinge Primary School, Margate (L,L).
Severe and/or profound multiple special educational needs (SPD): Whitfield and Aspen, Dover (112,113).
Visual Impairment (VI): Morehall Primary School, Folkestone (L,L); Reculver CEP school (7,12).
Secondary Phase
Hearing Impairment: Hartsdown Technology College, Margate (L,6); Leigh Academy (L,L); Sittingbourne Academy (25,21); St Gregory’s Tunbridge Wells (9,5).
Physical Disability: Thamesview School, Gravesend (6,8); Westlands School, Sittingbourne (shared with SLD, 6,10); St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury (10,9); New Line Learning Academy, Maidstone (0,L).
Specific Learning Difficulties: Archbishop's School, Canterbury (and other aspects, 12,13,0); Westlands School, Sittingbourne (39,39,1);
Visual Impairment: Archbishop’s School, Canterbury (21,3,0); Charles Dickens, Thanet (6,3,0).
Enhanced Specialist Teaching Arrangement: Bromstone Primary (16,23), Thanet