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Little Hadham Primary School, Ware

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Little Hadham Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Ware. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 14 schools in Ware with published results, and 1,291st of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2014)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Little Hadham Primary School in detail

Little Hadham Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "At Little Hadham Primary School we are committed to providing an education for all of our pupils that will ensure As a Community School, Little Hadham Primary School follows the County Policy for Admissions. Parents apply direct to the County."

From the headteacher's welcome: "The years spent in primary school are among the most paramount in every child’s education and we realise the important decision you are having to make in choosing the right school for your child."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Little Hadham Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 86% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Little Hadham Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Little Hadham Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Little Hadham Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Little Hadham Primary School are Albury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 86% reading, 57% maths); Avanti Brook Primary School (1.9 miles); Hillmead Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 90% maths); and Northgate Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 95% reading, 98% maths).

Little Hadham Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Albury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolAvanti Brook Primary SchoolHillmead Primary SchoolNorthgate Primary School

What parents say

84 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Little Hadham Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 88% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (88%).

Who goes there

9.3% 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.

Staffing

Little Hadham Primary School had 9 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 Bishops Stortford Rail Station, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Albury Road (opposite), 180 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often drug offences, other theft and weapons possession. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

Suspensions and exclusions

Little Hadham Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

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; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~1.4km)Possible (~1.9km)Unlikely (~2.5km)

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 GIAS
Head:Ms Sinead Connolly
Pupils:151
LA:Hertfordshire
Phone:01279771285
Address:Stortford Road, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2DX
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago

This judgement is from June 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 20 May 2025View full report
URN:117126
UKPRN:10076926
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:North East Hertfordshire
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Little Hadham Primary excels at creating a nurturing environment where all children - including those with additional needs - achieve exceptionally well. Teachers use their strong subject knowledge to plan engaging lessons that build knowledge over time, with pupils becoming confident, fluent readers and developing deep understanding across the curriculum. The school goes beyond academics to develop well-rounded, empathetic citizens through activities that build character, promote fairness and celebrate diversity.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional curriculum design with strong subject knowledge - pupils build deep understanding and make connections across subjects
  • Systematic phonics teaching and a love of reading fostered from the earliest stages
  • Outstanding support for pupils with SEND, identified early with well-trained staff adapting teaching effectively
  • Strong behaviour, relationships and respect throughout the school with high staff expectations
  • Rich personal development opportunities including school council, international projects, and sustainability initiatives

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

School council, international projects, green team sustainability initiatives, museum and gallery visits, theatre visits, growing and selling produce locally, wide range of clubs

Little Hadham Primary School is an outstanding school where pupils flourish in an inclusive and supportive environment. The school provides a well-sequenced, ambitious curriculum with high-quality teaching across all subjects, from early years through to Year 6.

At a Glance

9.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

84 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Child does well100%
High expectations100%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved99%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)88%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)100%
Wider development100%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+5ppMaths+10ppWriting

Reading has improved from 86% to 91% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 81% to 91% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

23.0

Avg class size

28.0

KS2

3

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Little Hadham Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Tuesday 1 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 Thursday 22 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 Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: Hertfordshire term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Albury Road (opp)
180m · 3 min walk
The Smithy (nr)
318m · 5 min walk
Village Hall (o/s)
707m · 11 min walk
Nags Head PH (opp)
994m · 16 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
4
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 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 Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 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.

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Your chances of a place at Little Hadham Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

134 pupils

140 places

6 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Ware

Medium pressure
New homes approved:875
Projected new pupils:219

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ware

Across Hertfordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.85 applications per place

Places available

14,776

Applications

12,543

Got 1st preference

89.1%

Got preferred school

98.4%

All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(8)

20 May 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
13 December 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.

13 March 2018

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

17

SEN Support

5

EHC Plans

14.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty8
Speech, Language & Communication4
Other3
Social, Emotional & Mental Health2
Hearing Impairment2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
74.8%
Asian
1.3%
Black
2.0%
Mixed
4.6%
Chinese
2.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals9.3%
English as Additional Language7.3%

151

Total Pupils

96

Boys

55

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

9

Teachers

16.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£54,455

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,345

Per pupil

£873k

Total funding

£26k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£32,841
EAL funding£2,930
Sparsity£5,000
Lump sum£172,300

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.2%

Overall absence

15.0%

Persistent absence

120

Enrolments

Authorised4.2%
Unauthorised1.0%
Persistent (10%+)15.0%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.7%
18/19
6.5%
20/21
9.6%
21/22
7.5%
22/23
7.8%
23/24
5.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Little Hadham Primary School

What are SATs results like at Little Hadham Primary School?

Of the pupils at Little Hadham Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 91% reached the expected standard in reading and 91% did so in maths.

What is Little Hadham Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Little Hadham Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2014, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Little Hadham Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Little Hadham Primary School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Little Hadham Primary School?

Little Hadham Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Little Hadham Primary School?

Classes at Little Hadham Primary School average 23 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Little Hadham Primary School?

Little Hadham Primary School has around 151 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Little Hadham Primary School?

5.2% of sessions were missed at Little Hadham Primary School in 2024/25. 15% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Little Hadham Primary School?

Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Little Hadham Primary 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.

What are Little Hadham Primary School's term dates?

Little Hadham Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 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 Thursday 22 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 Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near Little Hadham Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Little Hadham Primary School?

Little Hadham Primary School is at Stortford Road, Little Hadham, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 2DX.

Sources: Hertfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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