Hawthorns School

State-Funded School

hawthorns-school-tameside-north-west

North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Stalybridge and HydeConstituency

SK14 6PJPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hawthorns School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–11, located in Tameside, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 246 pupils. Hawthorns School is part of New Bridge Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 0%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 94

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

246

Total Pupils

74%Boys

26%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 246
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: New Bridge Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 24 April 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
23 Jun 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.