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Bower Grove School

URN: 119036

Address: Fant Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8NL

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 18 September 2019 was:

Outstanding

Quality of education:

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes:

Outstanding

Personal development:

Outstanding

Leadership and management:

Outstanding

Outstanding

All reports

  1. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 20 December 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection: OutstandingSchool inspection, PDF - 15 October 2019
    PDF – Published

  3. Short inspection Short inspection, PDF - 06 February 2018
    PDF – Published

  4. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 March 2014
    PDF – Published

  5. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 15 April 2013
    PDF – Published

  6. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 02 September 2011
    PDF – Published

  7. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 05 February 2008
    PDF – Published

  8. Full inspection Full inspection, PDF - 10 September 2004
    PDF – Published
  9. Opened

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About Bower Grove School

  • Type: Special School
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Kent

Pupils

  • Age Range: 4 - 16
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 241
  • School capacity: 225

Location

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  • Address: Fant Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8NL
  • Region: South East

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