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Hadlow Rural Community School

Free schools · Hadlow · TN11 0AU

Ages 11–16 · 377 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

37.7

Overall absence

9.4%

Admissions demand

0.78 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-18

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.08
−20+2
Attainment 837.7
English & maths grade 5+28%
English & maths grade 4+50%
EBacc entry40%

EBacc APS: 3.4

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.4%
Unauthorised4.1%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.8%
Enrolments in measure
419

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.78 · Often has places

1st preferences

74

Places offered

97

1st-preference offers

74

Total preferences (any rank)
257
Preferred offers (top 3)
96
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

377 pupils · 375 places

Pupils on roll
377
Boys / girls
218 / 159
School capacity
375
Capacity fill
377 / 375 (101%)
Free school meals
33.4%
FSM pupils
126
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: HADLOW RURAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL LIMITED
Academy trust
HADLOW RURAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL LIMITED
Headteacher
Mr Paul Boxall

Location

Address
Tonbridge Road
Postcode
TN11 0AU
Town
Hadlow
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Hadlow, Kent, 377 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 33.4%.

Open schools in Hadlow
1
Secondary schools in Hadlow
1
Academies among open schools in Hadlow
0% (0)
Open schools in TN11
13
Secondary in TN11
1
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Secondary in Kent LA
100

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HadlowNear TN11

  • Leigh Academy Hugh Christie

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Tonbridge · TN10 4PU · Kent

    Ages 11–18

    • Absence15.0%
    • FSM40.1%

    2.1 miles away

  • Hadlow Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Tonbridge · TN11 0EH · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM36.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Woodlands Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Tonbridge · TN10 4BB · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM25.2%
    • Demand0.98

    1.6 miles away

  • Cage Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Tonbridge · TN10 4PT · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM52.4%
    • Demand0.96

    2.0 miles away

  • East Peckham Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Tonbridge · TN12 5LH · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM16.9%
    • Demand1.00

    2.4 miles away

  • YMCA West Kent

    Special post 16 institution

    Tonbridge · TN10 3EJ · Kent

    Ages 16–19

    2.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Paul Boxall
Telephone
01732498120
Website
www.hrcschool.org

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