Hatton Special School
Roding Lane South, Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Smaling
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 191
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 102881
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085514131
About this school
Hatton Special School is a community special school in Woodford Green. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hatton Special School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 30 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 86.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 109.0 | 84.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hatton Special School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 190 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.97%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.08%
- Persistent absence
- 31.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stradbroke0.2 miles
Special schools
-
Beacon Business Innovation Hub0.3 miles
Free Schools · Ilford
-
Beehive Preparatory School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Ilford
-
Snaresbrook Prep School1.0 miles
Independent schools · London
-
St Aubyn's School1.6 miles
Independent schools · Woodford Green
Other schools in Woodford Green
- Oakhill Primary School Primary
- Ray Lodge Primary School Primary
- Roding Primary School Primary
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wells Primary School Primary
- Woodford Green Primary School Primary
- Trinity Catholic High School Secondary
- Woodbridge High School Secondary
- Woodford County High School Secondary
- Avon House Preparatory School Independent schools
- Bancroft's Preparatory School Independent schools
- Bancroft's School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hatton Special School teach?
- Hatton Special School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Woodford Green.
- Who is the headteacher of Hatton Special School?
- The headteacher of Hatton Special School is Mr Chris Smaling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hatton Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hatton Special School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hatton Special School?
- Hatton Special School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hatton Special School full?
- Hatton Special School has capacity for 191 pupils and 197 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hatton Special School a faith school?
- No. Hatton Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Hatton Special School have?
- The schools register lists Hatton Special School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hatton Special School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Hatton Special School's absence rate?
- Hatton Special School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hatton Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hatton Special School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.