Abbey Court Foundation Special SchoolRipplevale School Rochester

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rochester.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Abbey Court Foundation Special School and Ripplevale School Rochester in Rochester.

Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Abbey Court Foundation Special School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Abbey Court Foundation Special School versus Ripplevale School Rochester compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	RochesterAbbey Court Foundation Special School	RochesterRipplevale School Rochester	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	Not scored
Local ranking	Not ranked	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Outstanding
School type	Community special school	Other independent special school
Age range	3-19	6-25
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	217	146
Capacity	240	210
Location	Rochester, ME2 3SP	Rochester, ME1 1BG
GCSE results
Attainment 8	Not reported	1.1	46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths	Not reported	0.0%	45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths	Not reported	0.0%	64.8%
Entering EBacc	Not reported	0.0%	40.5%
EBacc average point score	Not reported	0.09	4.09
Cohort	13	27
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	0.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census	217	146
Free school meals (ever 6)	47.9%	0.0%
English as an additional language	25.3%	Not reported
SEN support	0.5%	0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	99.5%	100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	11.5%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	36.7%	Not reported	15.8%

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