Shaftesbury Nash College, Bromley

In its own words: "Shaftesbury Nash College is an independent specialist further education college for disabled people aged 16-25. Nash College is a split site College with our main campus located in Hayes, Bromley, and an additional Employability Campus on the Greenwich Peninsula."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am proud of the staff and students who work with me in my role here as Principal. We are set in a woodland campus in Bromley where we support students aged 16-25 with moderate to profound learning disabilities."

The nearest other special schools to Shaftesbury Nash College are Glebe School (0.6 miles, Outstanding); Wickham Park School (0.6 miles); Baston House School (0.8 miles); and Beckmead Park Academy (1.5 miles, Outstanding).

Shaftesbury Nash College has a SEN unit for autism, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 85 places, 83 pupils on roll. Shaftesbury Nash College is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.

The nearest railway station is Hayes (Kent) Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coney Hall, 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Shaftesbury Nash College 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 81 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bromley (188).