Aspire School
Vellum Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 5DAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Aspire School is a special school in Sittingbourne for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 18 March 2025, report published 11 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 18 March 2025
The cheerful, eager sounds as pupils arrive at school illustrate how happy they are to be there. The friendly welcome from adults supports pupils calmly into school. Staff skilfully manage these sorts of transitions throughout the day in a host of helpful ways. Pupils know what to expect and when, helping them to focus their energy and attention on their learning. The school's mission, 'Individual for all, aspirational for everyone', is mostly well realised. This ambition covers all aspects of pupils' learning and development. The individual needs of the youngest children are exceptionally well met. The school takes care to provide the appropriate environment and approaches for pupils of all ages. The curriculum is used flexibly to both promote pupils' 'special interests' or strengths and support their next steps. All of this ensures that pupils achieve well. Many pupils develop impressive levels of focus, attention and control. The school understands the root causes some pupils have in managing their emotions. It uses this understanding well to help pupils achieve the school's high expectations of behaviour. Pupils are understandably thrilled with the recent developments to the outdoor play areas. These have greatly enhanced breaktimes and made them much more positive occasions.
What the school should improve
- Beyond early years, there are small variabilities in how well the curriculum is taught. This means that some pupils do not secure the intended learning as well as they could. The school and the trust should ensure that staff have the knowledge and expertise to implement the intended curriculum pathway approaches as expected.
- There is more to do in some subjects in pathway three to select the subject content that will help pupils make the best possible gains in their learning. This means that some pupils do not make as much progress through the curriculum as they could. The school and the trust should ensure that the most important aspects of what pupils should know and be able to do to progress well through the curriculum are clearly defined.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
29 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
194 pupils on roll, with places for 172
Schools near Aspire School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALP Sittingbourne | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Meadowfield School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Yew Tree Farm School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| ISP School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 8.1 |
| Infiniti School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Free schools special
- Sector
- Free school
- Trust
- BOURNE ALLIANCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Dipple
- Phone
- 01795899788
- Address
- Vellum Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
- Local authority
- Kent
- URN
- 147833
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.