Elms SchoolThe Sallygate School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Elms School and The Sallygate School.

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

Elms School versus The Sallygate School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	DoverElms School	Temple EwellThe Sallygate School	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	Not scored
Local ranking	Not ranked	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Foundation special school	Other independent special school
Age range	5-16	8-17
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	131	51
Capacity	Not reported	80
Location	Dover, CT17 9PS	Temple Ewell, CT16 3EQ
GCSE results
Attainment 8	4.8	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	0.17	Not reported	4.09
Cohort	21	3
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	93.0	Not reported	106.0
Maths average scaled score	85.0	Not reported	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	138	52
Free school meals (ever 6)	87.7%	0.0%
English as an additional language	1.4%	Not reported
SEN support	0.0%	0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	100.0%	100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	22.5%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	66.2%	Not reported	15.8%

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