Five Acre Wood School

Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QF

Outstanding

Inspected 2 July 2024

Outstanding

Ofsted

KS2 expected

4–19

Ages

854

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Foundation special school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Kent →
School Type: Foundation special school
Age Range: Ages 4–19
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 854 / 680 (126%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 2 July 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

40.0%

Disadvantaged

8.3%

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Where pupils go next

100%

Sustained destination

100%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

11.3%

Overall absence

33.5%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

98.9

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +2.4 vs 2023/24

9.7

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.8 vs 2023/24

11.09

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +4.8 vs 2023/24

£43,365

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 13% on leadership pay

↑ +£1,492 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +1.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£21,765

Spend per pupil

£22,570

Income per pupil

36%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.