Little Hadham Primary School
Stortford Road, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Sinead Connolly
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 151
- URN
- 117126
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279771285
About this school
Little Hadham Primary School is a community primary school in Ware. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 151 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Little Hadham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 71% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 14% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 86% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 81% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 81% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Little Hadham Primary 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 125 |
| 2023/24 | 135 |
| 2024/25 | 139 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Little Hadham Primary School compares
Little Hadham Primary School ranked 31st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 5.2% | 14% | 151 | — |
| Avanti Brook Primary School | — | 6.8% | 18% | 95 | 1.9 miles |
| Hillmead Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 16.6% | 223 | 2.1 miles |
| Northgate Primary School | 82% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 455 | 2.4 miles |
| St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery | 70% | 4.7% | 11.5% | 213 | 2.5 miles |
| Manor Fields Primary School | 80% | 3.6% | 6.4% | 449 | 2.5 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)
- 13.95%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.22%
- Persistent absence
- 15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Avanti Brook Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Bishops Stortford
-
Hillmead Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Northgate Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery2.5 miles
Primary · Much Hadham
-
Manor Fields Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
Other schools in Ware
Little Hadham Primary School ranks 1st of the 14 ranked primary schools in Ware.
- Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Jenyns First School and Nursery Primary
- Kingshill Infant School Primary
- Larkspur Academy Primary
- Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Priors Wood Primary School Primary
- Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Roger De Clare First CofE School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Little Hadham Primary School teach?
- Little Hadham Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ware.
- Who is the headteacher of Little Hadham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Little Hadham Primary School is Ms Sinead Connolly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Little Hadham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Little Hadham Primary 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 many pupils are at Little Hadham Primary School?
- Little Hadham Primary School has 151 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Little Hadham Primary School full?
- Little Hadham Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 151 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Little Hadham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Little Hadham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Little Hadham Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Little Hadham Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Little Hadham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Little Hadham Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Little Hadham Primary School ranked 31st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Little Hadham Primary School's absence rate?
- Little Hadham Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Little Hadham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Little Hadham Primary 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 6 July 2026.