ISP School, Glengorse
ISP School is a special school for pupils aged 7 to 18 in Glengorse. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2025)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
ISP School in detail
ISP School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:30am.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to ISP School are New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) (3.1 miles, Outstanding); Bexhill Independent Special School (3.2 miles); Headstart (3.7 miles, Good); and Saxon Mount School (3.8 miles, Good).
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)Bexhill Independent Special SchoolHeadstartSaxon Mount School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at ISP School has an education, health and care plan (53 of 53 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Battle Rail Station, about 660 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glengorse (at), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood ISP School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 29 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65).
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Met all the independent school standards.
- Part 1: quality of educationMet
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementMet
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's September 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
ISP School excels at welcoming pupils who have had negative experiences of education and helping them re-engage with learning through clear routines, expert pastoral support and high staff consistency. The school's strongest quality is its exceptional focus on personal development - pupils genuinely feel known and valued as individuals, which builds their confidence and prepares them extremely well for life beyond school. Staff create a calm, respectful environment where pupils from the age of 7 to 18 can concentrate on learning and develop into caring, compassionate citizens.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and personal development - pupils learn to build kind, empathetic friendships and develop resilience and confidence
- Ambitious, broad curriculum taught by staff with secure subject knowledge, particularly strong mathematics programme
- Expertly curated individualised transition processes that help pupils quickly become part of the school
- Calm, positive learning environment with highly consistent behaviour management approaches
- Extensive enrichment activities including cooking, drama and individual interest development that prepare pupils well for modern Britain
Areas for Improvement
- Writing skills need improvement across the whole curriculum - pupils do not write with enough depth, accuracy and technical detail
- Teachers' expectations for high-quality writing are not consistent throughout the school
- Despite re-engaging pupils' interest in reading, more support is needed for pupils with severe literacy difficulties
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders putting pupils' interests first and creating an open, positive culture around safeguarding.
Extracurricular Activities
cooking, drama performances, developing individual interests such as singing, community meetings
ISP School is a special school for pupils aged 7-18 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The school provides a welcoming, positive environment where pupils who have experienced significant educational disruption are helped to re-engage with learning and achieve well.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Social & online
Keep up with ISP School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in East Sussex is 8 (the median across 221 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
53 pupils
60 places
7 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Across East Sussex council
Places available
5,496
Applications
4,990
Got 1st preference
86.3%
Got preferred school
95.9%
All secondary applications across East Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
53
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
ISP School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
53
Total Pupils
33
Boys
20
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about ISP School
What are GCSE results like at ISP School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for ISP School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
What is ISP School's Ofsted rating?
ISP School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2025.
Does ISP School meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in September 2025, ISP School met all the independent school standards.
How many pupils go to ISP School?
ISP School has around 53 pupils on roll.
Does ISP School have specialist SEN provision?
ISP School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to ISP School?
ISP School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near ISP School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in East Sussex is 8 (the median across 221 schools, same distance and years).
Where is ISP School?
ISP School is at Glengorse Estate, Glengorse, Glengorse, TN33 0TX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)