Hawthorn
Hawthorn is an independent special school in Chartham for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 7 pupils and room for 8.
Chalkhill Farm, New House Lane, Chartham, CT4 7BF0778 926 3410chalkhillfarm.co.ukMrs Julie Hardy headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 7 | 4 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys | Foundation (grammar) | 0.8 miles | 1,226 | No overall grade 2024 | 89 | Compare |
| Wincheap Foundation Primary School | Foundation | 0.9 miles | 429 | Good 2021 | 59 | Compare |
| The Orchard School | Foundation special school | 1.1 miles | 119 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| St Nicholas' School | Council | 1.1 miles | 402 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School | Voluntary (grammar) | 1.4 miles | 1,258 | Good 2023 | 88 | Compare |
| The Worthgate School | Independent (grammar) | 1.5 miles | 270 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Canterbury Primary School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 421 | Good 2022 | 9 | Compare |
| Newingate School | Independent | 1.5 miles | 35 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Hawthorn a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Hawthorn yet.
How many pupils does Hawthorn have?
7 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 8 places, so it is 88% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Chalkhill Farm, New House Lane, Chartham, CT4 7BF
- Telephone
- 0778 926 3410
- Website
- chalkhillfarm.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Hardy
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Wincheap
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 30 January 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150446 · LAESTAB 8866185
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.