St Anthony's School
Foundation special school in Margate (Kent).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Dates for the diary: Last day of Term 1 - Friday 17th October (Normal finish) ~ First Day of Term 2 2025 - Monday 27th October 2025 ~ INSET Day (Children do not attend) - Monday 24th November 2025 ~ Winter Fayre - Friday 5th December 2025 - 4:00 - 5:30pm to encourage, challenge and inspire all members of the learning community to enable their full potential.
To provide each of our children with a diverse and stimulating education, in a supportive and safe environment that promotes self-discipline, motivation and excellence in life. As a minimum, all students leave school with a Maths, English and Vocational Qualification. They are able to read, prepare and cook a range of meals and be able to socialise.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Boxing
- Fencing
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Cooking
- Dodgeball
- Football
- MyMaths
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Games Mark SilverSport
- Sport EnglandRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 119037
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Arnold | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Rebekha Portis | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Neil Rees-Davies | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Wood | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Antony Curry | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Ms Linda Samson | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Kevin Martin | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Katie Smith | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record