SCHOOL PROFILE

Little Hadham Primary School

Primary Community school URN 117126
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 140 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

20 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

13 December 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 31 January 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hertfordshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 151 148 full-time · 3 part-time
Female pupils 55 36.4% of pupils
Male pupils 96 63.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.3%
15.5 pts below England
School 9.3%
East Hertfordshire 10.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.3%
13.0 pts below England
School 7.3%
East Hertfordshire 9.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Hertfordshire 0.7%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
74.8%
113
Any other White background
7.9%
12
Traveller of Irish heritage
6.6%
10
Chinese
2.0%
3
White and Asian
2.0%
3
African
1.3%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.6% 22 of 151 pupils
6.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.6%
East Hertfordshire 17.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.3% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 3.5 pts below
EHC plans 3.3% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 8
Speech, language & communication 4
Other difficulty or disability 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Hearing impairment 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

82.0% 21.6 pts above England
School 82.0%
East Hertfordshire 59.7%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

91.0%

17.2 pts above England

School 91.0%
East Hertfordshire 75.6%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
East Hertfordshire 68.8%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

91.0%

19.0 pts above England

School 91.0%
East Hertfordshire 73.1%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.22%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.99 pts lower than England
School 5.22%
East Hertfordshire 5.83%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.82 pts lower than England
School 15.00%
East Hertfordshire 14.32%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
East Hertfordshire 1.26%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

107.9% 19.7 pts above England
Little Hadham Primary School
107.9%
East Hertfordshire
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information