Kent
Bower Grove School
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What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.18
- Progress 8
- [-1.77, -0.59]
- Confidence interval
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 30 | 9.1 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 29 | 8.9 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2023/2024 | 25 | 6.2 | -1.18 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.6 |
| 2022/2023 | 32 | 5.9 | -1.79 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.6 |
| 2021/2022 | 24 | 7.1 | -1.09 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.7 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Kent for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 119036 |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Foundation special school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 4-16 |
| Headteacher | Head Teacher Maz Cleave |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | ME16 8NL |
| Pupils | 239 |
| FSM eligible | 68.2% |
Contact and identifiers
Fant Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8NL
http://www.bower-grove.kent.sch.ukView local authority page1622726773| DfE number | 7032 |
| UKPRN | 10015127 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 27 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | 14 Oct 2019 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 18 Sept 2019 |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2019 |