Hatton Special School

Special
Local authority maintained
Ages 3 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Good

Roding Lane South, Woodford Green, IG8 8EUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Hatton Special School is a special school in Redbridge for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 93 schools in Redbridge. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 8 July 2025, report published 17 September 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Early years provision: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

34 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 62 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score86

86, 20 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score84

84, 21 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score92

92, 13 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

197 pupils on roll, with places for 191

Eligible for free school meals49.7%

49.7%, 23.2 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language23.4%

23.4%, 1.8 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan100%

100%, 94 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Hatton Special School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Stradbroke	0.2 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
St John's RC School (Essex)	2 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	Not published
New Rush Hall School	2 miles	Report card: Strong standard to exceptional	Attainment 8: 13.7
Luxborough Court School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Whitefield School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	0% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community special school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Headteacher: Mr Chris Smaling
Phone: 02085514131
Website: hattonspecialschool.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Roding Lane South, Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Local authority: Redbridge
URN: 102881

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.