The Hamlet School
Brunton Place, London, E14 7LL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Gail Weir
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 104
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 131023
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074239848
About this school
The Hamlet School is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 93 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Hamlet 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 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 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.50 | - | - |
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 The Hamlet 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 | Tower Hamlets average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 22.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 20.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.76%
- English as an additional language
- 66.3%
- Overall absence
- 20.46%
- Persistent absence
- 65.38%
Location
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London East Alternative Provision0.8 miles
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Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Stephen Hawking School to The Hamlet School recorded 24 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does The Hamlet School teach?
- The Hamlet School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Hamlet School?
- The headteacher of The Hamlet School is Ms Gail Weir, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Hamlet School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Hamlet 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 The Hamlet School?
- The Hamlet School has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Hamlet School full?
- The Hamlet School has capacity for 104 pupils and 93 on roll (89%), so it has space against 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 The Hamlet School a faith school?
- No. The Hamlet School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does The Hamlet School have?
- The schools register lists The Hamlet School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Hamlet 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 The Hamlet School's absence rate?
- The Hamlet School's overall absence rate is 20.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Hamlet School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Hamlet 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 24 July 2026.