Whitfield Aspen School is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Dover, Kent, for children and young people aged 4 to 11. Its specialist base has 202 places for profound and multiple learning difficulties.
- Ages 4–11
- 662 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 202 places, 202 pupils
- Pupils
- 662
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Cook (Headteacher)
- Council
- Kent
- School reference (URN)
- 118459
Needs its base supports
1 need: PMLD
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Cognition and learning
- Profound and multiple learning difficulties Other schools for this in Kent (10)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Kent council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, January 2025; school remains Good (September 2019)
Inspected in January 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, September 2019).
Contact and getting there
Mayfield Road, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3LJ
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Dover Christ Church Academy Mainstream + base · Ages 11–18 · Ofsted: Requires improvement 0.7 miles
- The Sallygate School Independent · Ages 8–17 · Ofsted: Good 1.1 miles
- River Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 4–11 1.2 miles
By need in Kent: Autism (63) · Speech and language (32) · Physical (14) · SEMH (11) · Severe learning (11) · PMLD (11) · Moderate learning (10) · Hearing (10) · Vision (8) · Dyslexia and SpLD (4) · Multi-sensory (3)
Questions about Whitfield Aspen School
How do I get a place in Whitfield Aspen School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Whitfield Aspen School support?
Profound and multiple learning difficulties. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Whitfield Aspen School take?
Aged 4 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Whitfield Aspen School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Whitfield Aspen School?
Mayfield Road, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3LJ, in Kent.
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