Heath Farm School

Independent special school · All-through, ages 5 to 18 · Mixed

Egerton Road, Charing Heath, Ashford, TN27 0AX

01233 712030 · School website · Map and directions

Inspected byISIIndependent Schools Inspectorate
Pupils141Room for 179 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 86 in 2019, 97 in 2021, 101 in 2022, 105 in 2023, 107 in 2024, 130 in 2025. Across England, special state school pupil numbers were up 39% from 2019 to 2025.

Ofsted inspection

This independent school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. ISI doesn't publish its judgements as open data, so we can't show them here. You can read its reports on the ISI website.

What parents say

30 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 1 January 2024 and 6 January 2025.

StatementThis schoolEngland
My child is happy at this school 93% 88%
My child feels safe at this school 93% 90%
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved 87% 84%
Bullying was dealt with quickly and effectivelyOf 14 parents whose child had been bullied 64% 50%
Concerns were dealt with properlyOf 25 parents who had raised a concern 84% 76%
I would recommend this school to another parent 97%said yes 84%

Parents choose whether to take part, so these answers may not represent all families. Figures are the share who agree or strongly agree. England figures are all parents answering the same questions over the same period, for state-funded schools. The scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) agreement, and the dot marks this school among state schools of the same phase that used the same survey questions. The third it falls in is coloured: green for the top third, amber the middle, red the bottom. This survey used Ofsted's previous Parent View questions, which changed in November 2025. Source: Ofsted Parent View management information.

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Results

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Admissions

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Pupils, staff and SEND

This is a special school for children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). Places are arranged through the council's SEND team, not the normal admissions round.

PupilsThis schoolKentEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 0.0% 48.2%* 51.9%
With an education, health and care plan 100.0% 98.5%* 99.5%
Receiving special educational needs support 0.0% 0.5%* 0.5%
English as an additional language Not published 5.8%* 14.4%

Comparisons are with special schools. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25.

SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).

Questions parents ask

Would parents recommend Heath Farm School?

97% of the 30 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 1 January 2024 and 6 January 2025 said they would recommend Heath Farm School to another parent. Parents choose whether to respond, so this may not represent all families.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.