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Little Hadham Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMs Sinead Connolly

location_onWare, SG11 2DX

language Visit Website phone 1279771285

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

125

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Expected Standard

82%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Little Hadham Primary School is a Community school primary school in Ware, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 9% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Little Hadham Primary School is a community school in Ware, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 139 pupils on roll, of whom 14% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 23% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #33 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #2,277 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 61%

Reading91% LA 76%

Writing86% LA 70%

Maths91% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading86% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading100% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.3

Read

LA 0.3

1.3 to 7.4

0.0

Write

LA -0.4

-3.0 to 3.0

3.8

Maths

LA -0.1

0.9 to 6.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading95% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -0.1

-1.3 to 4.5

-0.4

Write

LA -0.5

-3.1 to 2.3

3.6

Maths

LA -0.5

0.9 to 6.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 66%

Reading70% LA 78%

Writing70% LA 78%

Maths75% LA 76%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.1

-2.4 to 2.8

-3

Write

LA -0.5

-5.5 to -0.5

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.5 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 May 2025

Inspection Report

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13 December 2023

Inspection Report

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13 March 2018

Inspection Report

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18 June 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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01 July 2009

Inspection Report

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23 May 2006

Inspection Report

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22 May 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-05-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-03-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-07-01

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 139 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	139	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	136	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	135	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	135	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	124	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	131	1	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	125	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	116	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	119	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	113	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	112	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	127	1	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	120	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	115	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	119	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	119	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	119	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	134	1	0.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	128	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	129	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	134	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	133	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	133	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	138	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	136	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	138	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Little Hadham Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Hertfordshire

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

Field Junior School

London Colney Primary & Nursery School

Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

Richard Whittington Primary School

Bovingdon Primary Academy