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INSPIRE Free Special School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Special free school
Churchill Avenue, Silverbank, Chatham ME5 0LB · inspireacademy.org.uk · 01634 827372
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 2.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Medway 46, England 46
- Pupils
- 98
- 98% of 100 places
- Local authority
- Medway
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 65.3%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 2.9, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Medway it was 46, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼2.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.17 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
2015/162017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 38.5 | +20.3 |
| Other education | 15.4 | +6.3 |
| Employment | 7.7 | −10.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.4 | −2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 23.1 | −4.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 December 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for INSPIRE Free Special School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Other inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2025Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective