Heath Farm SchoolGoldwyn School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ashford.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Heath Farm School and Goldwyn School in Ashford.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.8 for Heath Farm School and 8.8 for Goldwyn School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Heath Farm School (1.0 in 2022-23, 0.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Goldwyn School (12.2 in 2021-22, 8.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AshfordHeath Farm School | AshfordGoldwyn School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | ||
| School type | Other independent special school | Foundation special school | |
| Age range | 5-18 | 10-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 141 | 197 | |
| Capacity | 179 | 195 | |
| Location | Ashford, TN27 0AX | Ashford, TN23 3BT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.8 | 8.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.05 | 0.74 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 18 | 52 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 130 | 204 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 58.7% | |
| English as an additional language | Not reported | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | Not reported | 31.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | Not reported | 61.5% | 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.
Goldwyn School
Full profiles: Heath Farm School · Goldwyn School