Heath Farm School
Heath Farm School is an independent special school in Ashford for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. It has 141 pupils and room for 179.
Egerton Road, Charing Heath, Ashford, TN27 0AX01233 712030heathfarmschool.orgMrs Claire Harrap-Stanley headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
18 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.8 | 47.8 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – | 0% | 48% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – | 0% | 67% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.04 | – | – | 0.14 | 4.28 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – | 0% | 48% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 1 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 58% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
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 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 141 | 130 | 107 | 105 | 101 | 97 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charing Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 199 | Report card 2026 | 67 | Compare |
| Egerton Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.7 miles | 197 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| Pluckley Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2.3 miles | 82 | Not inspected | 94 | Compare |
| Lenham Primary School | Council | 2.8 miles | 204 | Good 2023 | 37 | Compare |
| The Lenham School | Academy | 2.9 miles | 820 | Good 2019 | 22 | Compare |
| Platts Heath Primary School | Council | 3.2 miles | 61 | Good 2022 | 6 | Compare |
| Earley Springs | Independent | 3.6 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Goldwyn School | Foundation special school | 4.5 miles | 197 | Outstanding 2022 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Heath Farm School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Heath Farm School yet.
How good are Heath Farm School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 0.8, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Heath Farm School have?
141 pupils aged 5 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 179 places, so it is 79% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Egerton Road, Charing Heath, Ashford, TN27 0AX
- Telephone
- 01233 712030
- Website
- www.heathfarmschool.org
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Harrap-Stanley
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Upper Weald
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 12 December 1988
- URN
- 119009 · LAESTAB 8866060 · UKPRN 10015772
- Formerly
- The Old School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- 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.