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Hadlow Rural Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Tonbridge Road, Hadlow TN11 0AU · hrcschool.org · 01732 498120
On the mapSearch near TN11 0AU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 377
- 2 over 375 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.4%
- First language not English
- 0.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 109 families put the school first and 77 places were offered; 68% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 77 | 109 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 72 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 97 | 74 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 96 | 86 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 95 | 105 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.3, and 30.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼37.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.22 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 33.3 | −0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 1.7 | — |
| Further education | 46.7 | +8.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | −2.8 |
| Employment | 6.7 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | −3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −1.6 |
Ofsted
Hadlow Rural Community School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (147 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 147
- 38% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied
based on 71 parents (48%) with SEND