Pier View Academy
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 11–25 · Gravesend, Kent
Pier View Academy is an other school in Gravesend, Kent for ages 11–25 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- 42-44 Harmer Street, Gravesend, DA12 2AX
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–25
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 36 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
- “Pierview Academy is life-changing.”
- “A commitment to ‘empowering success through holistic and individualised learning’ sits at its heart.”
- “However, they learn to enjoy school once again.”
To improve
- “Pupils join with little belief that it is going to be any different from the negative experiences before.”
- “However, some staff do not do this consistently well for all pupils.”
- “This means that some pupils find it harder to learn and do not develop their knowledge and skills as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 September 2025 (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 Kent.
- Bronte School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Saint George's Church of England School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Estuary Academy 1.2 mi Good
- Ifield School 1.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Alkerden Church of England Academy 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cobham Hall 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rowhill School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Gad's Hill School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade