Snowfields Academy is a Free schools special serving special age pupils, located in Maidstone, Kent. The school has 303 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Outstanding (graded inspection, 27 June 2023). Last inspected 27 June 2023. The Headteacher is Dee Pickerill. The school is administered by Kent local authority. It belongs to LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST. It opened in 1 September 2020.
Applications for places at Snowfields Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Kent). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
16.5
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−1.70
Progress 8 · 2023-24
4%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
9%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
1.40
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
0%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.