Hillview School for GirlsHadlow Rural Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Hillview School for Girls and Hadlow Rural Community School are secondary schools.
Hillview School for Girls scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hadlow Rural Community School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hillview School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.
Hillview School for Girls was judged Good and Hadlow Rural Community School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.1 for Hillview School for Girls and 39.3 for Hadlow Rural Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Hillview School for Girls (46.7 in 2021-22, 49.1 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Hadlow Rural Community School (40.6 in 2021-22, 39.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TonbridgeHillview School for Girls | HadlowHadlow Rural Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | D42/100 | |
| Local ranking | 37th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | 88th of 102 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,500 | 377 | |
| Capacity | 1,340 | 375 | |
| Location | Tonbridge, TN9 2HE | Hadlow, TN11 0AU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.1 Stronger figure | 39.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.7% Stronger figure | 27.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.3% Stronger figure | 46.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 225 | 62 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 164 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 34.7 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.9% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,544 | 391 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.8% | 31.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.5% | 1.8% | |
| SEN support | 14.3% | 27.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.4% | 8.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.7% Stronger figure | 12.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.7% Stronger figure | 39.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Hillview School for Girls
Hadlow Rural Community School
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