Community school · Suffolk

Hadleigh Community Primary School

3–11Ages
525Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124559URN

Station Road, Hadleigh, IP7 5HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.7 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

77 applications for 71 places · 165th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 4 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
8 July 2021
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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Suffolk median (1.8) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

77 applications · 71 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.9

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

This school
Suffolk 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	71	77	1.1	69	0.97
Sep 2025	68	82	1.2	68	1.00
Sep 2024	60	80	1.3	60	1.00
Sep 2023	74	89	1.2	74	1.00
Sep 2022	64	84	1.3	64	1.00
Sep 2021	71	87	1.2	71	1.00
Sep 2020	58	72	1.2	55	0.95
Sep 2019	62	83	1.3	61	0.98
Sep 2018	57	69	1.2	57	1.00
Sep 2017	53	71	1.3	51	0.96
Sep 2016	67	87	1.3	67	1.00
Sep 2015	65	87	1.3	64	0.98
Sep 2014	69	87	1.3	69	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 79% · Maths 80% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%62nd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	12%	106	105
2023/24	70%	6%	106	104
2022/23	77%	5%	108	107

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

Hadleigh Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh
0.5 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Beaumont Community Primary School
1.2 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Kersey Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.6applications per place
Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.1 km · Suffolk

Good2023

3.5applications per place
Elmsett Church of England Primary School
5.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School
6.2 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
6.8 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School
7.3 km · Suffolk

Good2023

5.3applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124559 · 935/2042
Capacity: 546 pupils · 525 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Station Road, Hadleigh, IP7 5HQ
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

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