Nexus Foundation Special SchoolThe Quest School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Nexus Foundation Special 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.
Nexus Foundation Special School was judged Good and The Quest School was judged Outstanding.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Nexus Foundation Special School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TonbridgeNexus Foundation Special School | Paddock WoodThe Quest School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Foundation special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 2-19 | 5-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 307 | 26 | |
| Capacity | 330 | 30 | |
| Location | Tonbridge, TN11 8AA | Paddock Wood, TN12 6PY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Cohort | 16 | 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 | 90.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 92.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 296 | 27 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 41.3% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.1% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.3% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 99.7% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.7% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 36.1% | Not reported | 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.
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Nexus Foundation Special School
Full profiles: Nexus Foundation Special School · The Quest School