Kent
Hadlow Rural Community School
GCSE results 2026: every Kent school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 39.3 is below the national average of around 46. Compare with progress data, which may show a different picture.
- 39.3
- Attainment 8
- 27%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- -0.08
- Progress 8
- [-0.44, 0.29]
- Confidence interval
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What to do next
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 77 | 109 | 74 (68%) | 302 |
| September 2025 | 89 | 72 | 72 (100%) | 258 |
| September 2024 | 97 | 74 | 74 (100%) | 257 |
| September 2023 | 96 | 86 | 82 (95%) | 277 |
| September 2022 | 95 | 105 | 85 (81%) | 255 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Kent’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Admissions, open days and sixth form
Tests and forms
Supplementary Information Form
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Admissions
Hadlow Rural Community School recruits from the full range of abilities to create a comprehensive intake. The School Pupil Admission Number (PAN) is 75 students…
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about Hadlow Rural Community School
- How good are Hadlow Rural Community School's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.3, against 47.6 across England. 3.2% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How hard is it to get into Hadlow Rural Community School?
- For September 2026, 109 families put it first for 77 Year 7 places: 1.4 first choices per place, the 56th highest around London.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 62 | 39.3 | — | 27.4% | 3.2% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 69 | 36.3 | — | 30.4% | — | 37.7% | 3.2 |
| 2023/2024 | 60 | 37.7 | -0.08 | 28.3% | — | 40.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 69 | 33.5 | -0.47 | 21.7% | — | 26.1% | 3.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 82 | 40.6 | -0.28 | — | — | 52.0% | 3.8 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Kent for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 139697 |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Free schools |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Paul Boxall |
| Trust | HADLOW RURAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL LIMITED |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | TN11 0AU |
| Pupils | 391 |
| FSM eligible | 28.4% |
Contact and identifiers
Tonbridge Road, Hadlow, Kent, TN11 0AU
www.hrcschool.orgView local authority page1732498120| DfE number | 4009 |
| UKPRN | 10041646 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2013 |
| GIAS updated | 11 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 17 Sept 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 18 Jun 2024 |
| Publication date | 17 Sept 2024 |