East Hall School
Other independent special school · Ages 14–17 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire
East Hall School is an independent special school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for ages 14–17.
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Key facts
- Address
- The Calf House, East Hall Farm, St Pauls Walden, Hitchin, SG4 8DL
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 14–17
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 16 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at East Hall School.”
- “Skilled, caring staff swiftly build positive and supportive relationships with pupils.”
- “This helps pupils to overcome previously negative experiences of education.”
To improve
- “Some curriculum pathways are under development and are not yet fully embedded across all subjects.”
- “This means that some pupils are not gaining sufficient depth of knowledge in a few subjects.”
- “However, the curriculum and teaching do not give sufficient focus or time for pupils to develop important aspects of their writing such as spelling and punctuation.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
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