Elms School

School Name: Elms School
Address: Elms Vale Road
Town/City: Dover
County: Kent
Postcode: CT17 9PS
Telephone Number: 01304 201964
Website: http://www.elmsschool.org

Phase: Ages 5-16
Type: Foundation special school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Trust: Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (ksent)

Head Teacher: Mr John Dexter
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 131 (88% boys & 12% girls)
Free school meal eligibility: 79.4%

• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

URN: 119046
DfE Number: 886/7045
UKPRN: 10016532
UPRN: 100062290540
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Dover (E07000108)
Constituency: Dover and Deal (E14001202)
Electoral Ward: Maxton & Elms Vale (E05012862)

Easting & Northing: 629401E, 141246N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 7' 30.6" N 1° 16' 37.54" E
Plus Code: 9F3347GG+3R

DfE Record: View record

1. St Martin's School (0.8km)
2. Astor Secondary School (0.9km)
3. Dover Grammar School for Boys (1.0km)
4. White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School (1.2km)
5. Vale View Community School (1.3km)
6. Priory Fields School (1.5km)
7. Aycliffe Community Primary School (1.5km)
8. Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School (2.1km)
9. River Primary School (2.2km)
10. Dover College (2.2km)

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