Hadleigh Community Primary School, Hadleigh
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hadleigh Community Primary School excels at creating an inclusive environment where every child, including those with additional needs or disadvantages, is valued and receives tailored support to succeed. The school combines a strong, well-planned curriculum with excellent pastoral care, helping pupils develop not just academically but also as confident, resilient individuals who understand kindness, respect and fairness. Staff build positive relationships with families and maintain calm, orderly routines that allow all pupils to thrive.
Key Strengths
- Strong attendance and behaviour due to positive staff-family relationships and clear, consistent routines
- Effective support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, with tailored strategies that help them thrive
- Well-sequenced, ambitious curriculum that builds knowledge securely, particularly strong in phonics, reading, writing and mathematics
- Inclusive culture where every pupil's barriers to learning are quickly identified and addressed
- High-quality early years provision with a strong focus on speech, communication and outdoor learning
Areas for Improvement
- Further curriculum training needed to ensure consistency in curriculum delivery across all staff
- Governors should be more robust in checking on leaders' actions to improve the school's curriculum
- Leaders want to plan trips and enrichment activities more systematically rather than on an ad-hoc basis
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
School council, eco-warriors, sports leaders, music lessons and performances, talent shows, clubs in music and sport, annual performances, Viking Day, residential camps
Hadleigh Community Primary School provides a well-rounded education where pupils progress steadily and achieve well across core subjects. The school has created an inclusive, calm environment where all pupils are valued and supported to succeed.
At a Glance
19.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 81% to 72%. Maths has remained stable at around 80%. Writing has improved from 75% to 79%.
Class Sizes
24.6
Avg class size
23.8
Infant (KS1)
25.2
KS2
21
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
525 pupils
546 capacity
21 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Hadleigh
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hadleigh
Admissions Demand - Suffolk
Places available
8,896
Applications
6,486
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Suffolk (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.88826%
Overall absence
11.50628%
Persistent absence
478
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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