Special school · Kent
Valence School
- Special
- Ages 4–19
- Sixth form
Term dates
Special schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Kent council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 3 December 2019. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
Short (ungraded) inspection, 18 June 2025: Standards maintained.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Special school
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- 4–19
- Pupils
- 129 (capacity 131)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Phone
- 01959562156
- Address
- Westerham Road, Westerham, TN16 1QN
- Website
- valenceschool.com
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.