Community school · Kent

Hadlow Primary School

4–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118273URN

Hadlow, Tonbridge, TN11 0EH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

2.1per place

0.4 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

45 applications for 22 places · 274th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

25 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
2 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

45 applications · 22 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.4; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.5; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.7; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Kent 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	22	45	2.1	19	0.86
Sep 2025	27	46	1.7	24	0.89
Sep 2024	21	38	1.8	21	1.00
Sep 2023	22	36	1.6	17	0.77
Sep 2022	28	39	1.4	26	0.93
Sep 2021	17	31	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2020	30	44	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	52	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2018	22	40	1.8	22	1.00
Sep 2017	30	43	1.4	27	0.90
Sep 2016	25	36	1.4	24	0.96
Sep 2015	26	39	1.5	23	0.88
Sep 2014	27	45	1.7	25	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 73% · Maths 54% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%396th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	4%	102	99
2023/24	67%	7%	105	103
2022/23	57%	7%	103	102

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

Hadlow Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
East Peckham Primary School
3.2 km · Kent

2025

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
3.3 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Cage Green Primary School
3.9 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Mereworth Community Primary School
4.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Shipbourne School
4.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
4.8 km · Kent

Good2022

2.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Plaxtol Primary School
4.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Capel Primary School
4.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 38%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: 118273 · 886/2132
Capacity: 210 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 36.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hadlow, Tonbridge, TN11 0EH
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

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