The Far Academy
Special post 16 institution school in Whitsable (Kent).
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Nearby schools
nearest first11 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is The Far Academy CIC, 0.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Far Academy CICSpecial post 16 institution | 0.0 mi | Special | - | - |
| Swalecliffe Community Primary SchoolFoundation | 0.4 mi | Primary | 492 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhitstableAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 301 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (May 2015, previous school) |
| The Whitstable SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 1,112 | Good, 2024 |
| Westmeads Community Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 183 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Alphege Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.3 mi | Primary | 206 | Good, 2024 |
| ISP School WhitstableOther independent special | 1.3 mi | Special | 16 | - |
| Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 226 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2017) |
| Whitstable Junior SchoolFoundation | 1.4 mi | Primary | 202 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2015) |
| Joy Lane Primary Foundation SchoolFoundation | 1.7 mi | Primary | 621 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2014) |
| Thornden Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 337 | Good, 2024 |
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
- 50
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