Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolHadlow Rural Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Weald of Kent Grammar School and Hadlow Rural Community School are secondary schools.
Weald of Kent Grammar School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Hadlow Rural Community School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Weald of Kent Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Weald of Kent Grammar School was judged the expected standard and Hadlow Rural Community School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 69.3 for Weald of Kent Grammar School and 39.3 for Hadlow Rural Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Weald of Kent Grammar School (73.4 in 2021-22, 69.3 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 | TonbridgeWeald of Kent Grammar School | HadlowHadlow Rural Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100Stronger figure | D42/100 | |
| Local ranking | 13th 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 | 1,913 | 377 | |
| Capacity | 2,475 | 375 | |
| Location | Tonbridge, TN9 2JP | Hadlow, TN11 0AU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 69.3 Stronger figure | 39.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 95.4% Stronger figure | 27.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.0% Stronger figure | 46.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 302 | 62 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 214 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 40.1 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.9 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.6% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,902 | 391 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 4.0% | 31.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.1% | 1.8% | |
| SEN support | 1.6% | 27.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.4% | 8.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.8% Stronger figure | 12.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.7% 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.
Weald of Kent Grammar School
Hadlow Rural Community School
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