Haddenham Community Infant School, Aylesbury
Haddenham Community Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Aylesbury. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. It was full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Buckinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Haddenham Community Infant School in detail
Haddenham Community Infant School in its own words
In its own words: "The School Office is open from 9.00am to 3.30pm each school day. This amounts to 32.5 hours per week. Please note that the school car park is reserved for staff, educational visitors and contractors only, between the hours of 7.00am and 6.00pm."
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Buckinghamshire
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Haddenham Community Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Haddenham Community Infant School as their first choice and 128 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Haddenham Community Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Haddenham Community Infant School are Haddenham Community Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 70% reading, 60% maths); Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School (0.5 miles, Good); Cuddington and Dinton CofE School (1.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); and Barley Hill Primary School (2.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths).
Haddenham Community Junior SchoolHaddenham St Mary's Church of England SchoolCuddington and Dinton CofE SchoolBarley Hill Primary School
Who goes there
16.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 17 pupils (15.6%) received SEN support and 2 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Haddenham Community Infant School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Haddenham & Thame Parkway Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodways (westbound), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 16 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Haddenham Community Infant School issued 2 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
16.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Haddenham Community Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Haddenham Community Infant School.
- JR HaddenhamAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Haddenham Community Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Haddenham Community Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Haddenham Community Infant School is in Buckinghamshire; for families living there:
- Buckinghamshire's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy (0 to 25 Year Olds)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Haddenham Community Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
90 pupils
90 places
No spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Aylesbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Aylesbury
Across Buckinghamshire council
Places available
6,722
Applications
5,630
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Buckinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
17
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
17.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
109
Total Pupils
52
Boys
57
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
18.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,688
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,736
Per pupil
£701k
Total funding
£27k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.2%
Overall absence
19.0%
Persistent absence
63
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Haddenham Community Infant School
What is Haddenham Community Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Haddenham Community Infant School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2009 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Haddenham Community Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Haddenham Community Infant School is oversubscribed, Buckinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Haddenham Community Infant School?
Haddenham Community Infant School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Haddenham Community Infant School?
Classes at Haddenham Community Infant School average 28 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Haddenham Community Infant School?
Haddenham Community Infant School has around 109 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Haddenham Community Infant School?
6.2% of sessions were missed at Haddenham Community Infant School in 2024/25. 19% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Haddenham Community Infant School?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Haddenham Community Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Haddenham Community Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: JR Haddenham (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Haddenham Community Infant School's term dates?
Haddenham Community Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Haddenham Community Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Haddenham Community Infant School?
Haddenham Community Infant School is at Woodways, Haddenham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8DS.
Sources: Buckinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)