Hadlow Rural Community School

State-Funded School

hadlow-rural-community-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

TonbridgeConstituency

TN11 0AUPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hadlow Rural Community School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 377 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.22

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

377

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

24%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 377
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Sept 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
15 Jul 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.