Nexus Foundation Special SchoolWest Heath School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Nexus Foundation Special School and West Heath 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 West Heath School was judged Good.
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 | KentWest Heath 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 | 2-19 | 9-20 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 307 | 132 | |
| Capacity | 330 | 180 | |
| Location | Tonbridge, TN11 8AA | Kent, TN13 1SR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | Not reported | 14.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | Not reported | 13.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | Not reported | 20.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | Not reported | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | Not reported | 1.16 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 16 | 29 | |
| 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 | 139 | |
| 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% |
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
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