Blue Skies School
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 11–25 · Chatham, Medway
Blue Skies School is an other school in Chatham, Medway for ages 11–25 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- 126 Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6DQ
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–25
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 16 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Pupils and their families are deeply appreciative of the education and care they experience at Blue Skies School.”
- “Once attending Blue Skies, pupils make up for lost time.”
- “Almost all pupils settle quickly and attend, behave and learn very well.”
To improve
- “Almost all pupils have experienced disruption to their education and many have missed essential learning.”
- “In newer subjects, such as history and learning outside the classroom, planning and resourcing are in development.”
- “However, the daily checks of progress towards EHC plan targets lack precision.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Ripplevale School Rochester 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rochester Independent College 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Andrew's School (Rochester) 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Rowans 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Alchemy School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- King's School, Rochester 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bradfields Academy 1.5 mi School remains Outstanding
- INSPIRE Free Special School 1.5 mi School remains Good