Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge · Kent
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About Nexus Foundation Special School
Nexus Foundation Special School is a send special school in Tonbridge, Kent. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT) is a Foundation/co-operative school trust. The trust operates 11 member schools: 11 special schools. Local authorities: Kent. Regions: South East. — from the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT) public record.
Nexus Foundation Special School is a send special school in Tonbridge, Kent, part of Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT). It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Nexus Foundation Special School
- Address
- Upper Haysden Lane
- Postcode
- TN11 8AA
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Kent
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tonbridge
- URN (official identifier)
- 119050
- Establishment number
- 7051
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Send
- Age range
- 2–19 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 307
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 330
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Governance
- Special school
- Academy trust
- Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)
- Local authority
- Kent
- Headteacher
- Mr Scott Jarred
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 20 Jun 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.nexusschool.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01732771384
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Nexus Foundation Special School
| 2025/26 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 307 | 250,889 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 40.4% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 13.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 4.9% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
9 published inspections for Nexus Foundation Special School.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 26 Jul 2023
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances
Report published 28 Mar 2021
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 14 Oct 2019
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 6 Jul 2017
· S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Inadequate
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Inadequate
- Is safeguarding effective
- No
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 5 Jul 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 16 Jul 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 15 Dec 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 3 Apr 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 7 Mar 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Nexus Foundation Special School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 13.0% | 14.6% | 12.9% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 38.0% | 39.7% | 34.7% |
Local authority and England figures are for special schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Nexus Foundation Special School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £141,500 for 109 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 40.1% | 27.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £520 | £364 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Nexus Foundation Special School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Special · 307 pupils.
| This school | Kent average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £9,300,785 £30,296 per pupil | £29,100 | £31,280 |
| Total spending | £9,601,416 £31,275 per pupil | £29,120 | £31,078 |
| Teaching staff | £3,514,036 £11,446 per pupil · 36.6% | £11,285 · 38.8% | £11,178 · 36.0% |
| Education support staff | £3,173,097 £10,336 per pupil · 33.0% | £9,649 · 33.1% | £10,615 · 34.2% |
| Supply and agency staff | £6,428 £21 per pupil · 0.1% | £236 · 0.8% | £874 · 2.8% |
| …of which agency supply | £5,775 £19 per pupil · 0.1% | £223 · 0.8% | £759 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | −£300,631 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £1,087,551 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £28,553 per pupil, supply and agency £11 per pupil — spending up £2,722 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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