Haddenham Community Junior School, Aylesbury
Haddenham Community Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Aylesbury. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 30th-highest of the 34 schools in Aylesbury with published results, and 11,866th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Capacity
- 99% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Haddenham Community Junior School in detail
Haddenham Community Junior School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are very lucky to have such a great school community. We have children who are kind and caring, staff that are dedicated and hard working and families who are supportive of their children and the school."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance and drama.
Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Buckinghamshire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Haddenham Community Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Buckinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 81% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Haddenham Community Junior School
Across Buckinghamshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Buckinghamshire lodged 117 appeals against primary school offers; 61 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (19.7% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Haddenham Community Junior School are Haddenham Community Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); 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).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Haddenham Community Junior School.
Haddenham Community Infant SchoolHaddenham St Mary's Church of England SchoolCuddington and Dinton CofE SchoolBarley Hill Primary School
What parents say
107 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Haddenham Community Junior School (as of September 2025): 82% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 66% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (66%).
Who goes there
7.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (7%).
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 Junior School issued 29 suspensions, 8.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; 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 · 1 year agoThis judgement is from December 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Haddenham Community Junior School creates a warm, welcoming environment where children feel genuinely cared for and safe. Teachers are knowledgeable and use effective questioning to check understanding, with a particular strength in reading where regular author visits inspire children to read for pleasure. The school offers many leadership opportunities and clubs that help children develop their talents and learn to be responsible and empathetic citizens.
Key Strengths
- Well-sequenced curriculum that builds knowledge progressively from Year 3 to Year 6 with strong subject knowledge from teachers
- Sharp focus on reading with effective phonics support that helps all pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, become confident and fluent readers
- Warm, caring school community where pupils feel safe and supported with clear behaviour expectations applied consistently
Areas for Improvement
- Work is not always adapted to meet individual pupil needs, so some pupils with SEND are not sufficiently challenged or supported
- Persistent absence of some pupils remains too high, meaning they miss important learning
- Governors do not always have sufficient oversight of the school's provision and its impact
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear systems in place to support and protect pupils.
Extracurricular Activities
Table tennis, outdoor gym, climbing wall, reading buddies, eco-council, author visits, range of clubs
Haddenham Community Junior School is a welcoming junior school where pupils are happy and feel safe, with caring staff who have high expectations for behaviour and learning. The school has made significant curriculum improvements since the last inspection, with a strong focus on reading and values-based education.
At a Glance
17.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
107 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 81% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 75% to 60% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
29.5
KS2
10
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Haddenham Community Junior School
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11 Sep 2026
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15 Jun 2026
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21 May 2026
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24 Apr 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Haddenham Community Junior School.
- JR HaddenhamAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Haddenham Community Junior 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 Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Haddenham Community Junior 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
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
356 pupils
360 places
4 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.
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
58
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
20.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
354
Total Pupils
186
Boys
168
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
16.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,508
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,077
Per pupil
£1915k
Total funding
£73k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
12.9%
Persistent absence
364
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Haddenham Community Junior School
What are SATs results like at Haddenham Community Junior School?
Of the pupils at Haddenham Community Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% reached the expected standard in reading and 60% did so in maths.
What is Haddenham Community Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Haddenham Community Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Haddenham Community Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Haddenham Community Junior 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 Junior School?
Haddenham Community Junior School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Haddenham Community Junior School?
Classes at Haddenham Community Junior School average 29.5 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Haddenham Community Junior School?
Haddenham Community Junior School has around 354 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Haddenham Community Junior School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Haddenham Community Junior School in 2024/25. 12.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Haddenham Community Junior School?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Haddenham Community Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Haddenham Community Junior 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 Junior School's term dates?
Haddenham Community Junior 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 Junior 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 Junior School?
Haddenham Community Junior School is at Woodways, Haddenham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8DS.
Sources: Buckinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)