Chatten Free School

State-Funded School

chatten-free-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

WithamConstituency

CM8 3HHPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Chatten Free School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 75 pupils. Chatten Free School is part of HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

72%

Asian

Black

17%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

81%Boys

19%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 75
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 May 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.