Fordway Centre
Special / other · Ashford · TW15 3DU
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 2 May 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
12 pupils · 50% of 24 capacity
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 91.7% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 16.7% of pupils
- SEN support
- 83.3% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 16.7% of pupils
- Website
- http://fordway-centre.co.uk
- URN
- 148123
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
80% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 20% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 1 May 2024: School remains Outstanding
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.