The Hawthorns School
Special schoolThe Hawthorns School is a special school in Chelmsford, for pupils aged 7 to 16. It had 69 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 6 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at The Hawthorns School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |
- The Hawthorns School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Sir Geoff Hurst AcademySpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file140 m
- Kings Road Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Parkwood AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- Tanglewood Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, January 2025750 m
- Lawford Mead Primary & NurseryPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
- Maltese Road Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Chelmsford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).