Great Oaks Small SchoolLaleham Gap School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ramsgate.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Great Oaks Small School and Laleham Gap School in Ramsgate.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Great Oaks Small School was judged Good and Laleham Gap School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 22.1 for Great Oaks Small School and 19.1 for Laleham Gap School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Laleham Gap School (18.6 in 2021-22, 19.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RamsgateGreat Oaks Small School | RamsgateLaleham Gap School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Other independent special school | Foundation special school | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 4-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 43 | 241 | |
| Capacity | 60 | 188 | |
| Location | Ramsgate, CT12 5FH | Ramsgate, CT12 6FH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 22.1 Stronger figure | 19.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 20.0% Stronger figure | 3.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50.0% Stronger figure | 10.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.73 Stronger figure | 1.67 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 10 | 30 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 93.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 43 | 241 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 46.0% | |
| English as an additional language | Not reported | 0.4% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | Not reported | 12.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | Not reported | 33.8% | 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
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Laleham Gap School
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