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Helen Allison School[1]

Special · ages 5–19

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
1 2022/23[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2022/23[2]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[3]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[4]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[5]
Earlier years
YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English & maths
2018/19 0.4[6] 0%[6]
2017/18 0.6[7] 0%[7]
2015/16 18.8[8]

Ofsted

No published data for this school.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Other independent special school[1]
Ages
5–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
83[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
www.autism.org.uk/helenallison[1]
District
Gravesham[9]
Postcode
DA13 0EW[1]
URN
118993[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
71 2024/25[10]
SEN support
0% 2024/25[10]
EHC plan
100% 2024/25[10]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[10]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series for the 2020/21 academic year was cancelled
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2019/20. Period 2019/20. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in 2020
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2015/16, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.