Hadleigh Community Primary School
Station Road, Hadleigh, IP7 5HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Deaves
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 546
- Pupils on roll
- 525
- URN
- 124559
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473822161
About this school
Hadleigh Community Primary School is a community primary school in Hadleigh. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 525 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hadleigh Community 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 70% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 81% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 68% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Hadleigh Community 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 514 |
| 2023/24 | 533 |
| 2024/25 | 516 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hadleigh Community Primary School compares
Hadleigh Community Primary School ranked 64th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.9% | 19.2% | 525 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh | 46% | 6.9% | 25.8% | 122 | 0.3 miles |
| Beaumont Community Primary School | 67% | 7.4% | 25.6% | 101 | 0.8 miles |
| Kersey Church of England Primary School | — | 9.8% | 27.5% | 40 | 2.0 miles |
| Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | — | 8.7% | 23.1% | 44 | 2.6 miles |
| Elmsett Church of England Primary School | 38% | 3.3% | 28.1% | 41 | 3.4 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)
- 19.19%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 11.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh0.3 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Beaumont Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hadleigh
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Kersey Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Ipswich
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Elmsett Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Hadleigh
Common questions
- What ages does Hadleigh Community Primary School teach?
- Hadleigh Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hadleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Hadleigh Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hadleigh Community Primary School is Mrs Joanne Deaves, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hadleigh Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hadleigh Community 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 Hadleigh Community Primary School?
- Hadleigh Community Primary School has 525 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hadleigh Community Primary School full?
- Hadleigh Community Primary School has capacity for 546 pupils and 525 on roll (96%), 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 Hadleigh Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hadleigh Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hadleigh Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hadleigh Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hadleigh Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hadleigh Community Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Hadleigh Community Primary School ranked 64th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hadleigh Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Hadleigh Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hadleigh Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hadleigh Community 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 30 June 2026.