Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Community special school in Rochester (Medway).
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Nearby schools
nearest first24 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Gordons Children's Academy, Infant, 0.5 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordons Children's Academy, InfantAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Primary | 135 | Good, 2022 |
| Gordons Children's Academy, JuniorAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Primary | 263 | Good, 2022 |
| Leigh Academy StroodAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,311 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Elaine Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Primary | 270 | Good, 2022 |
| St Nicholas CEVC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.7 mi | Primary | 156 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| All Faiths Children's AcademyAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 225 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jun 2025, no grade given |
| Bligh Primary School (Infants)Academy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 303 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Outstanding |
| Bligh Primary School (Juniors)Academy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 343 | Good, 2023 |
| Cedar Children's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 627 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Temple Mill Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 237 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2018) |
| FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITEDSpecial post 16 institution | 0.9 mi | Special | - | - |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 202 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Gad's Hill SchoolOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 326 | - |
| Hilltop Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 445 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2016, previous school) |
| Maritime AcademyFree schools | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 736 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.4 mi | Primary | 298 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| King's School, RochesterOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 574 | - |
| Higham Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 210 | Good, 2024 |
| St Andrew's School (Rochester)Other independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 329 | - |
| Wainscott Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 454 | Good, 2024 |
| St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 216 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Rochester Independent CollegeOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 401 | - |
| Ripplevale School RochesterOther independent special | 2.0 mi | Special | 140 | - |
| The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary with Nursery)Academy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 237 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 25
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