The Davenport School, Sandwich
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at helping children develop confidence and self-worth in a nurturing environment. Parents report life-changing impacts on their children. Staff expertly balance high academic expectations with emotional support, helping pupils with anxiety and low confidence to thrive and make accelerated progress.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and attitudes - pupils respond positively to high expectations set by staff
- Outstanding personal development - strong focus on building self-esteem, resilience and helping pupils become caring, compassionate citizens
- Highly personalised, bespoke curriculum tailored to individual pupil interests and needs
- Comprehensive early reading programme with positive impact on most pupils' ability to read
- Well-designed wider curriculum including enrichment activities that help pupils see themselves as 'experts'
Areas for Improvement
- Staff do not always recognise rapid progress quickly enough, particularly with more-able readers who need additional challenge in phonics lessons
- Mathematics lessons lack sufficient opportunities for pupils to reason, explain their thinking and question their understanding
- Some pupils at risk of disengaging when learning is not challenging enough
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with appropriate attention to health and safety, staff recruitment and safeguarding culture.
Extracurricular Activities
Beach art, fossil hunting, litter picking, athletics events, Japanese water garden design, school rap composition
The Davenport School is a happy, good-rated independent special school where pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs feel safe and thrive. Staff set high expectations for behaviour and academics, resulting in impressive progress across the curriculum.
At a Glance
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Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
18 pupils
22 capacity
4 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Sandwich
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sandwich
Admissions Demand - Kent
Places available
19,410
Applications
18,281
Got 1st preference
80.6%
Got preferred school
96.5%
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Pupil Demographics
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