Bower Grove SchoolThe Quest School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Bower Grove School and The Quest School.

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 The Quest School was judged Outstanding.
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).

Bower Grove School versus The Quest School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	MaidstoneBower Grove School	Paddock WoodThe Quest 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	Other independent special school
Age range	4-16	5-19
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	246	26
Capacity	225	30
Location	Maidstone, ME16 8NL	Paddock Wood, TN12 6PY
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	2
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%
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	27
Free school meals (ever 6)	69.5%	0.0%
English as an additional language	1.3%	Not reported
SEN support	0.0%	0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	100.0%	100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	15.6%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	39.7%	Not reported	15.8%

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