The Sallygate School, Temple Ewell

Special
Other independent special school
Mixed
Ages 817

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Wayne Beech
Pupils:51 / 80 capacity
LA:Kent
Phone:01304212510
Address:Channels & Choices, Kearsney Manor, Temple Ewell, CT16 3EQ
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:9 December 2011

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Inspected 1 July 2025View full report
URN:137795
UKPRN:10056264
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Dover and Deal
Urban/Rural:Urban: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

The Sallygate School excels at supporting vulnerable pupils who have struggled with school attendance and learning. Staff build trusting relationships while delivering structured teaching in reading and other core skills, and the school creates an engaging environment with outdoor learning and practical life skills sessions that encourage pupils to attend and thrive.

Key Strengths

  • Strong focus on building positive relationships and creating a safe, calm learning environment
  • Effective support for reading through phonics programmes and one-to-one tutoring to help pupils catch up
  • Well-adapted learning environment with tailored support for pupils' social, emotional and mental health needs
  • Engaging enrichment activities including woodland learning, life skills sessions, and leisure activities that improve attendance
  • Clear curriculum priorities focusing on core subjects while providing broad enrichment across multiple areas

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent subject knowledge among teachers across the curriculum, leading to less clear explanations in some subjects
  • Teachers need better training in adapting the curriculum to match individual pupils' starting points and learning needs
  • Assessment checks in wider curriculum subjects are not as well-developed as those in core subjects

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with careful attention to pupils' welfare and safety including comprehensive water safety training for all staff.

Extracurricular Activities

Woodland learning, life skills sessions (cooking, independent living preparation), fishing, golf, outdoor enrichment activities

The Sallygate School is a special school serving 52 pupils aged 8-17 with social, emotional and mental health needs. The school has been rated Good overall and meets all independent school standards.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Kearsney Rail Station (rear entrance)
110m · 2 min walk

Bus Stops

Abbey (S-bound)
108m · 2 min walk
Railway Station (o/s)
120m · 2 min walk
Wellington Road (adj)
213m · 3 min walk
The Railway Bell (o/s)
256m · 4 min walk
Bushy Ruff Cottages (opp)
382m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

64%

Available places

51 pupils

80 capacity

29 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Temple Ewell

Low pressure
New homes approved:52
Projected new pupils:9

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Temple Ewell

Admissions Demand - Kent

Low demand0.94x oversubscription

Places available

19,410

Applications

18,281

Got 1st preference

80.6%

Got preferred school

96.5%

Secondary admissions across Kent (2025/26)

Inspection History(5)

1 July 2025
27 September 2022
11 October 2019

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