The Llewellyn School and Nursery

Independent special school · All-through, ages 2 to 25 · Mixed

Quex Park Estate, Birchington, Kent, Margate, CT7 0BB

07855 458037 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 10 June 2025
Pupils35Room for 35 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 5 in 2019, 15 in 2021, 15 in 2022, 20 in 2023, 25 in 2024, 35 in 2025. Across England, special state school pupil numbers were up 39% from 2019 to 2025.

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 10 June 2025.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
SafeguardingEffective

At its last standard inspection the school met all of the independent school standards, the legal requirements every independent school must meet.

Read the full Ofsted reports for this school

Source: Ofsted non-association independent schools inspection data.

What parents say

21 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 3 September 2024 and 1 September 2025.

StatementThis schoolEngland
My child is happy at this school 100% 89%
My child feels safe at this school 100% 90%
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved 100% 84%
My child with SEND gets the support they needOf 21 parents of children with SEND 100% 68%
I would recommend this school to another parent 100%said yes 84%

Parents choose whether to take part, so these answers may not represent all families (Ofsted puts the response rate at 60%). Figures are the share who agree or strongly agree. England figures are all parents answering the same questions over the same period, for state-funded schools. The scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) agreement, and the dot marks this school among state schools of the same phase that used the same survey questions. The third it falls in is coloured: green for the top third, amber the middle, red the bottom. This survey used Ofsted's previous Parent View questions, which changed in November 2025. Source: Ofsted Parent View management information.

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Results

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Admissions

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Pupils, staff and SEND

This is a special school for children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). Places are arranged through the council's SEND team, not the normal admissions round.

PupilsThis schoolKentEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 0.0% 48.2%* 51.9%
With an education, health and care plan 100.0% 98.5%* 99.5%
Receiving special educational needs support 0.0% 0.5%* 0.5%
English as an additional language Not published 5.8%* 14.4%

Comparisons are with special schools. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25.

SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).

Nearby special schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is The Llewellyn School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The Llewellyn School and Nursery was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 10 June 2025.

Would parents recommend The Llewellyn School and Nursery?

100% of the 21 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 3 September 2024 and 1 September 2025 said they would recommend The Llewellyn School and Nursery to another parent. Parents choose whether to respond, so this may not represent all families.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.