Haddenham Community Junior School
Woodways, Haddenham, Aylesbury, HP17 8DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Leach
- Federation
- The Haddenham Community Schools
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 110347
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01844291829
About this school
Haddenham Community Junior School is a community primary school in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 354 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 94 | 93 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 61% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 10% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 81% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 75% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 73% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Haddenham Community Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 368 |
| 2023/24 | 366 |
| 2024/25 | 350 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haddenham Community Junior School compares
Haddenham Community Junior School ranked 113th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.6% | 15.4% | 354 | — |
| Haddenham Community Infant School | — | 6.2% | 20.9% | 109 | 0.0 miles |
| Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School | — | 4.5% | 8.3% | 178 | 0.5 miles |
| Cuddington and Dinton CofE School | 81% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 179 | 1.5 miles |
| Barley Hill Primary School | 68% | 5.8% | 17.2% | 482 | 2.8 miles |
| John Hampden Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 14.5% | 451 | 3.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.43%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.57%
- Persistent absence
- 12.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Haddenham Community Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School0.5 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Cuddington and Dinton CofE School1.5 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Barley Hill Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Thame
-
John Hampden Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Thame
Other schools in Aylesbury
Haddenham Community Junior School ranks 27th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Aylesbury.
- Ashmead Combined School Primary
- Aston Clinton School Primary
- Bearbrook Combined School Primary
- Bedgrove Infant School Primary
- Bedgrove Junior School Primary
- Bierton Church of England Combined School Primary
- Brill Church of England School Primary
- Broughton Community Schools (Infants) Primary
- Broughton Junior School Primary
- Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cuddington and Dinton CofE School Primary
- Elmhurst School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Haddenham Community Junior School teach?
- Haddenham Community Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Haddenham Community Junior School?
- The headteacher of Haddenham Community Junior School is Mr Andy Leach, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Haddenham Community Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haddenham Community Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Haddenham Community Junior School?
- Haddenham Community Junior School has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Haddenham Community Junior School full?
- Haddenham Community Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 354 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Haddenham Community Junior School a faith school?
- No. Haddenham Community Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Haddenham Community Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Haddenham Community Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Haddenham Community Junior School?
- Haddenham Community Junior School is part of the The Haddenham Community Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Haddenham Community Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Haddenham Community Junior School rank locally?
- Haddenham Community Junior School ranked 113th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Haddenham Community Junior School's absence rate?
- Haddenham Community Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haddenham Community Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haddenham Community Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.