Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (ksent)

UID 16368·Incorporated August 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

56 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Feb 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£89.9m

3,249 pupils

Avg staff costs

79.4%

of income

Avg reserves

10.4%

of income

Avg absence

15.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

55.7%

free school meals

Capacity

133%

3,249 / 2,435 places

Total admin cost

£5.1m

£1,571 per pupil

Trust overview

8 of 11 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

2 of 11 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 2 percentage points over two years of published returns.

4 of 11 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is above the national average in 11 of 11 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

11 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

10 of 11 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

1 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

91%meeting standard or above

Across 11 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 3Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 7

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

7.9

-38.3

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

0.0%

-61.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Incorporated1 August 2016

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 1 schoolinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Needs attention 1

Achievement

Needs attention 1

Inclusion

Needs attention 1

Attendance & behaviour

Needs attention 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	11	2,851	£66.5m	£65.7m	81.2%	11.8%
2022/23	11	3,043	£71.7m	£70.5m	80.1%	12.8%
2023/24	11	3,167	£80.1m	£80.1m	79.9%	10.7%
2024/25partial	11	3,249	£89.9m	£88.2m	79.4%	10.4%
2025/26	11	3,348	—	—	—	—

Member schools (11)

11 schools|11 with risk flags|23 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Broomhill Bank School	119026	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Elms School	119046	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Five Acre Wood School	119055	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure
Foreland Fields School	119041	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Ifield School	119040	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressurein year deficit
Laleham Gap School	134971	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Nexus Foundation Special School	119050	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure
St Anthony's School	119037	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absencehigh staff costsin year deficit
Stone Bay School	119056	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressure
The Beacon Folkestone	119044	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsworkforce pressure
The Orchard School	119058	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitofsted concern