ISP School Whitstable
Other independent special school · Ages 7–16 · Kent
ISP School Whitstable is an independent special school in Kent for ages 7–16.
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Key facts
- Address
- ISP Centre, Regent Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1JD
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7–16
- Council
- Kent
- 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
- “The school takes care in getting to know pupils prior to their first day at ISP Whitstable.”
- “Staff, parents and carers, and pupils work together to ensure that each pupil’s needs are known and planned for.”
- “This partnership approach is built upon, through supportive communication, throughout pupils’ time at the school.”
To improve
- “Initially, many pupils who join the school struggle to regulate their behaviour or to engage with learning consistently well.”
- “However, there is variance in the delivery of the school’s chosen phonics programme.”
- “The school has not ensured that staff are supported to follow the agreed approach.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Kent.
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