The Orchard SchoolHawthorn

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Orchard School and Hawthorn.

Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
The Orchard School was judged in need of attention and Hawthorn was judged Requires improvement.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Orchard School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

The Orchard School versus Hawthorn compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	CanterburyThe Orchard School	CharthamHawthorn	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	Not scored
Local ranking	Not ranked	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Needs attention	Ofsted: Requires improvement
School type	Foundation special school	Other independent special school
Age range	7-16	11-19
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	119	7
Capacity	Not reported	8
Location	Canterbury, CT1 3QQ	Chartham, CT4 7BF
GCSE results
Attainment 8	6.6	Not reported	46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths	0.0%	Not reported	45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths	0.0%	Not reported	64.8%
Entering EBacc	0.0%	Not reported	40.5%
EBacc average point score	0.67	Not reported	4.09
Cohort	13	Not reported
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	0.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census	110	4
Free school meals (ever 6)	77.3%	0.0%
English as an additional language	0.0%	Not reported
SEN support	0.0%	0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	100.0%	100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	26.4%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	58.3%	Not reported	15.8%

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