48%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
30%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
36.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
38%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
222.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
391
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
40%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 18/06/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio12.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Hadlow Rural Community School · Secondary · Kent
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
48%
-2pp
57%52%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
30%
+2pp
34%28%22%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
Attainment 8
36.3
-1.4
40.637.033.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36.3
EBacc entry
38%
-2pp
57%42%26%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
EBacc APS
222.5
+15.8
309.0248.9188.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 222.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
391
Pupil : teacher ratio
12.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
13%
Persistent absence
40%
Contact
Address
Tonbridge Road, Hadlow, TN11 0AU
Local authority
Kent
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 48% | 30% | 36.3 | Not applicable | 38% | 222.5 | 39% | 391 |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 28% | 37.7 | -0.08 | 40% | 206.7 | 40% | 386 |
| 2022/23 | 51% | 22% | 33.5 | -0.47 | 26% | 211.3 | 26% | 371 |
| 2021/22 | 52% | 34% | 40.6 | -0.28 | 52% | 309.0 | 52% | 364 |
| 2018/19 | 57% | 30% | 35.8 | -0.34 | 57% | 188.8 | 57% | 358 |
| 2017/18 | 40% | 17% | 34.3 | -0.40 | 48% | 157.8 | 48% | 333 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | 245 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 391 | 15.9 | 36% | 2% | 31% | 13% | 40% |
| 2023/24 | 386 | 14.7 | 37% | 2% | 29% | 9% | 29% |
| 2022/23 | 371 | 13.5 | 29% | 2% | 28% | 9% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 364 | 15.1 | 21% | 1% | 25% | 10% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 381 | 16.4 | 19% | 1% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 358 | 15.6 | 14% | 1% | 28% | 6% | 18% |
| 2017/18 | 333 | 18.0 | 14% | 1% | 28% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 245 | 17.7 | 12% | 2% | 33% | 7% | 21% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.