Five Acre Wood School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Five Acre Wood School is a special school in Maidstone for ages 4 to 19. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 2 July 2024, report published 8 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
70 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
871 pupils on roll, with places for 680
Schools near Five Acre Wood School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's Reach Education | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
| Bower Grove School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 8.9 |
| Leigh Academy Snowfields | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 16.5 |
| Serenity School Maidstone | 3 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
| The Quest School | 7 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Trust
- Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Peggy Murphy
- Phone
- 01622743925
- Address
- Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QF
- Local authority
- Kent
- URN
- 119055
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.