Hadlow Rural Community School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Kent
Tonbridge Road, Hadlow, TN11 0AU
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 18/06/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.2%
39.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
377
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
375 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
72 of 72 families who put it first got an offer
89
Places offered
258
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 72 | 72 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 66 | 10 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 64 | 3 | ● 5% |
| 4th preference | 56 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Total | 258 | 87 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Paul Boxall
- Address
- Tonbridge Road, Hadlow, TN11 0AU
- Phone
- 01732498120
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Bourne · Tonbridge
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139697
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 29% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HADLOW RURAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL LIMITED
377 pupils · 375 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
18 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 427 pupils
Attendance
87.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 47.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 37.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.22 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 69 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 67 | 9% | 33% | 51% | |
| English Literature | 67 | 6% | 37% | 54% | |
| Mathematics | 66 | 6% | 39% | 59% | |
| Social Studies | 42 | 2% | 29% | 48% | |
| Combined Science | 42 | 0% | 10% | 40% | |
| Geography | 39 | 8% | 28% | 38% | |
| Spanish | 27 | 11% | 22% | 30% | |
| History | 26 | 4% | 23% | 27% | |
| Biology | 24 | 13% | 46% | 63% | |
| Physics | 24 | 25% | 50% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 24 | 8% | 38% | 54% | |
| Business | 23 | 0% | 4% | 22% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.