Hadlow Rural Community School
Secondary school in Hadlow, Kent. Requires improvement (Jun 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 18 June 2024, report published 17 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around December 2026
The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 2.1 milesLeigh Academy Hugh Christie
Requires improvement (Oct 2023)
- 3.1 milesHillview School for Girls
School remains Good (Sep 2023)
- 3.4 milesWeald of Kent Grammar School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
- 3.6 milesTonbridge Grammar School
Standards maintained (Dec 2024)
- 3.7 milesThe Judd School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Mar 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.