Hadleigh Community Primary School, Hadleigh

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Hadleigh Community Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders' work to achieve high attendance is a real strength."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils progress steadily as they move through the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of curriculum quality and teaching across the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "The school ensures statutory requirements are met within the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have created an inclusive culture where every pupil is valued."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The leadership team has experienced a period of change."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders place a high focus on the school's personal development and wellbeing programme."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that staff receive the training they need to continue to teach the curriculum consistently well. • Governors should further develop a consistent and robust approach to check the impact of leaders' work to improve the curriculum".

In its own words: "If you have any questions or queries please don’t hesitate to contact us. One of our friendly Office Team will be more than happy to deal with any queries you may have. Please use any of the methods listed below."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hadleigh Community Primary School offers places to children from 3 to 11 years from Hadleigh, Layham and parts of Lower Raydon. The school has a purpose-built Nursery Class on site. The original school was built in 1904 and over the years a variety of buildings have been added."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Hadleigh Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 81% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 69 families put Hadleigh Community Primary School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 71 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hadleigh Community Primary School are St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh (0.3 miles, Good, 71% reading, 46% maths); Beaumont Community Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); Kersey Church of England Primary School (2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 56% maths); and Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 33% maths).

Hadleigh Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

92 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hadleigh Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 98% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (78%).

4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (88%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 71 pupils (13.5%) received SEN support and 10 (1.9%) 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 autism.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Hadleigh Community Primary School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Clopton Gardens (opposite), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 57 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.

Hadleigh Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.