Hawthorn Academy
Hawthorn Academy is a special free school in Wokingham for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 12 pupils and room for 50. About 58 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Old Wokingham Road, Wokingham, RG40 3BT0118 359 2449hawthornacademy.org.ukMs Simmi Kalsi headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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 Bracknell Forest council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Bracknell Forest with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (6), emotional and mental health (5), Specific learning difficulty (1).
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Academy Easthampstead Park | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,050 | Report card 2026 | 40 | Compare |
| Hatch Ride Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 202 | Good 2022 | 77 | Compare |
| Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 410 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Jennett's Park CofE Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 437 | Report card 2026 | 75 | Compare |
| Holme Grange School | Independent | 0.8 miles | 665 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Oaklands Infant School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 176 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| Oaklands Junior School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 244 | Good 2022 | 71 | Compare |
| Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 1.1 miles | 70 | Report card 2026 | 61 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Hawthorn Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Hawthorn Academy yet.
How many pupils does Hawthorn Academy have?
12 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 50 places, so it is 24% full.
Does Hawthorn Academy have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Old Wokingham Road, Wokingham, RG40 3BT
- Telephone
- 0118 359 2449
- Website
- www.hawthornacademy.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Simmi Kalsi
- Type of school
- Special free school (Free schools special, free schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- The Propeller Academy Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Ward
- Great Hollands
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2025 (academy free school)
- URN
- 151771 · LAESTAB 8677000 · UKPRN 10098675
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.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- 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.