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Newingate School

Other independent special school · Canterbury · CT1 3DT

Ages 11–18 · 35 pupils · Kent

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Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill70%

35 pupils · 50 places

Pupils on roll
35
Boys / girls
24 / 11
School capacity
50
Capacity fill
35 / 50 (70%)
Gender
Mixed
School type
Other independent special school

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Independent
Headteacher
Mrs Michele Smith

Location

Address
48 New Dover Road
Postcode
CT1 3DT
Town
Canterbury
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed other independent special school, Ages 11–18, in Canterbury, Kent, 35 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, independent, special school.

Open schools in Canterbury
54
Academies among open schools in Canterbury
30% (16)
Open schools in CT1
17
Open schools in Kent LA
713

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Michele Smith
Telephone
01227501309
Website
www.newingateschool.co.uk

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