Newbridge School
0.9 miles198 pupils
State-funded · Special school · Redbridge
Hatchside School
Special free school · Ages 2 to 7 · Mixed · 102 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Special free school (state-funded)
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 102 census January 2026
- Capacity
- 128
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Head
- Mr Julian Matthews
- Trust
- ASTRUM MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Address
- Aldborough Road North, Newbury Park, Ilford, IG2 7SR
- Borough
- Redbridge
- Telephone
- 02085907272
- DfE reference (URN)
- 148240
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Admissions
Places at special schools are normally arranged through a child's Education, Health and Care Plan, with the local authority naming the school. Speak to your borough's special educational needs team rather than applying on the general admissions form.
Inspection
Ofsted graded inspection, 26 September 2023: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Good
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
Pupils and context
- Eligible for free school meals
- 53.9% January 2026
- English as an additional language
- 41.4%
- Receiving SEN support
- 5.7%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 94.3%
- Girls / boys
- 40% / 60%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Attendance and staffing
- Overall absence
- 10.5% 2024/25
- Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
- 42.4%
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.7 2025/26
Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Little Heath School
0.9 miles264 pupils
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