Community school · Hertfordshire

Little Hadham Primary School

3–11Ages
151Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117126URN

Stortford Road, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

53 applications for 20 places · 136th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 20 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

20 May 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
13 December 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

53 applications · 20 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 5.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	53	2.7	21	1.05
Sep 2025	16	35	2.2	15	0.94
Sep 2024	15	40	2.7	12	0.80
Sep 2023	12	32	2.7	11	0.92
Sep 2022	11	34	3.1	10	0.91
Sep 2021	8	26	3.3	7	0.88
Sep 2020	13	41	3.2	11	0.85
Sep 2019	6	30	5.0	5	0.83
Sep 2018	15	42	2.8	14	0.93
Sep 2017	12	36	3.0	9	0.75
Sep 2016	13	39	3.0	13	1.00
Sep 2015	15	40	2.7	11	0.73
Sep 2014	10	34	3.4	8	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 86% · Maths 91% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%30th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard64%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard68%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	82%	23%	109	111
2023/24	71%	14%	109	107
2022/23	80%	25%	112	111

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Little Hadham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Avanti Brook Primary School
3.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.8applications per place
Hillmead Primary School
3.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Northgate Primary School
3.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery
4.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Manor Fields Primary School
4.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S
4.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Farnham Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2024
Windhill21
4.5 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117126 · 919/2073
Capacity: 140 pupils · 151 on roll
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Stortford Road, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2DX
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources