INSPIRE Free Special School
Free schools special school in Chatham (Medway).
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Nearby schools
nearest first43 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Bradfields Academy, 0.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradfields AcademyAcademy special converter | 0.0 mi | Special | 452 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2017) |
| The RowansAcademy alternative provision converter | 0.0 mi | Alternative provision | 54 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in all six areas |
| PGW Partnership of Greenacre and WaldersladeSixth form centres | 0.3 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Walderslade SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 697 | Inadequate, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Wayfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 428 | Report card, 2025Needs attention in 2 areas, Urgent improvement in 5 |
| Greenacre SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 747 | Inadequate, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Maundene SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.4 mi | Primary | 385 | Good, 2022 |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 397 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Oaklands SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 444 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018, previous school) |
| New Horizons Children's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Primary | 618 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Kingfisher Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 208 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Holcombe Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,060 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| The Victory AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,213 | Good, 2023 |
| Walderslade Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 235 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (May 2015, previous school) |
| Warren Wood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 458 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Balfour Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 480 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2015, previous school) |
| Lordswood SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 409 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Balfour Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 244 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Greenvale Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 192 | Good, 2023 |
| The Thomas Aveling SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,201 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| Phoenix Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 396 | Good, 2023 |
| Crest Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 121 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| Luton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 613 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Blue Skies SchoolOther independent special | 1.3 mi | Special | 16 | - |
| Medway Secure Training CentreSecure units | 1.4 mi | Secure units | - | - |
| Delce AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 287 | Good, 2024 |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 205 | Good, 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Tunbury Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 501 | Good, 2023 |
| Chatham GrammarAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 948 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 343 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2014, previous school) |
| The Rochester Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,206 | Good, 2023 |
| New Road Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 352 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,555 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| St John's Church of England Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 77 | Good, 2024 |
| St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 446 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2019No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,084 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; sixth form provision Good |
| St Peter's Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 60 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018) |
| Byron Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 502 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 211 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,009 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| Alchemy SchoolOther independent special | 1.9 mi | Special | 58 | - |
| Brompton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,399 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Hempstead Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 251 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
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 10% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 1 of 10).
Overall deprivation1
Income1
Employment1
Education and skills1
Health1
Crime2
Barriers to housing and services2
Living environment8
most deprivedleast deprived
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
- 270
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