Hawkswood Therapeutic, Chingford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 10 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hawkswood creates a warm, welcoming environment where anxious pupils regain confidence and love learning. Staff know each pupil exceptionally well and provide highly personalised support combining therapeutic help with strong academics. The school excels at preparing pupils for their next steps through real work experience, employer visits, and developing the emotional skills they need to succeed in employment and life.
Key Strengths
- Pupils make rapid progress in learning and attendance improves substantially through tailored therapeutic and academic support
- Strong inclusive culture with calm, caring environment where pupils feel safe and want to attend school
- Comprehensive careers programme with extensive work experience and employer partnerships to prepare pupils for next stages
- Staff receive excellent professional development and leaders prioritise staff wellbeing and work-life balance
- Highly effective individualised support for vulnerable pupils, including those with autism and ADHD
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Educational trips, careers fairs, employer visits, work experience placements, school council, enterprise projects, therapy dog care
Hawkswood Therapeutic is a special school that provides individualised therapeutic and academic support to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. Through a carefully balanced curriculum and strong pastoral care, pupils overcome barriers to learning and make rapid progress from their different starting points.
At a Glance
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Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
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Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
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Available places
0 pupils
32 capacity
32 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Chingford
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Admissions Demand - Waltham Forest
Places available
3,090
Applications
2,739
Got 1st preference
84.6%
Got preferred school
97.2%
Secondary admissions across Waltham Forest (2025/26)
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Hawkswood Therapeutic
Hawkswood Primary PRU
Yardley Primary School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Chingford CofE Primary School
Parkside Primary School
Whitehall Primary School
Alma Primary School
Longshaw Primary Academy
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Brimsdown Primary School
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