Bower Grove SchoolFive Acre Wood School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Maidstone.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Bower Grove School and Five Acre Wood School in Maidstone.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Bower Grove School was judged Outstanding and Five Acre Wood School was judged Outstanding.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 0.0% for Bower Grove School and 0.0% for Five Acre Wood School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Bower Grove School (7.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Five Acre Wood School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MaidstoneBower Grove School | MaidstoneFive Acre Wood School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Foundation special school | Foundation special school | |
| Age range | 4-16 | 4-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 246 | 871 | |
| Capacity | 225 | 680 | |
| Location | Maidstone, ME16 8NL | Maidstone, ME15 9QF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 8.9 | Not reported | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | Not reported | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | Not reported | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | Not reported | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.79 | Not reported | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 29 | 53 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 110.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 239 | 854 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 69.5% | 40.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.3% | 8.3% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 15.6% | 11.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 39.7% | 33.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bower Grove School
Five Acre Wood School
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