Ifield School
Foundation special school in Gravesend (Kent).
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 01-09-2026.- Maintained by
- Kent (local council)
- Type of school
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Admissions authority
- School governing body
- Federation
- Ifield School & King's Farm Primary School Federation
- Trust
- Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT) (named in the register, no trust page available)
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 9 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Kent has 707 schools on the register, including 21 council-maintained special schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula.
- Staff and buildings
- The governing body employs the staff. The land and buildings are owned by the governing body or a charitable foundation.
- Admissions
- The governing body is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy, with applications usually coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- A governing body, sometimes with foundation governors, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.