My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
43%Agree
40%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
1%Hadlow Rural Community School
Free schools — Secondary
TN11 0AU / 11–16 / None
Requires Improvement
Ofsted
36.3
Attainment 8
81%
parents recommend
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2024
Requires Improvement
Requires Improvement
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early Years
Sixth Form
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 36.3
- Progress 8
- -0.08
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 30.4%
81% of parents would recommend this school
208 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
50%Agree
36%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
31%Agree
51%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
12%Agree
12%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
9%Not applicable
49%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
30%Agree
43%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
28%Agree
26%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
1%Not applicable
22%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
45%No
55%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 94 parents
Strongly agree
26%Agree
38%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
18%Don't know
3%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
46%Agree
39%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
44%Agree
41%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
33%Agree
47%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
34%Agree
52%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
37%Agree
49%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
34%Agree
40%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
6%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
81%No
19%36.3% of pupils receive SEN support
36.3%
SEN support
8.4%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 7.4%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 12.5%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 4.1%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 7.7%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 3.3%
80.9% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 80.9%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1
- Free school meals
- 28.4%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 15.9:1
- Overall absence
- 11.21%
- Persistent absence
- 32.55%
- English as additional language
- 1.8%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 93.7%
- Mixed
- 3%
- Black
- 1.8%
- Other
- 0.5%
White British89.3%
Other White2.3%
Gypsy / Roma1.8%
Irish0.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
Other Mixed1%
White & Asian0.5%
Caribbean1.5%
Other Black0.3%