Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Hildenborough Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118603URN

Riding Lane, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 9HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.6 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

92 applications for 30 places · 79th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

1 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
4 October 2012
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Kent median (2.4) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

92 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.4; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.3; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.1; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.9; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.8; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	92	3.1	30	1.00
Sep 2025	26	76	2.9	22	0.85
Sep 2024	30	73	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2023	28	66	2.4	23	0.82
Sep 2022	21	62	3.0	19	0.90
Sep 2021	16	53	3.3	13	0.81
Sep 2020	30	70	2.3	31	1.03
Sep 2019	27	66	2.4	24	0.89
Sep 2018	30	82	2.7	28	0.93
Sep 2017	30	74	2.5	29	0.97
Sep 2016	30	92	3.1	19	0.63
Sep 2015	30	86	2.9	24	0.80
Sep 2014	29	80	2.8	24	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 75% · Maths 84% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%89th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	3%	108	106
2023/24	60%	7%	108	105
2022/23	70%	10%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hildenborough Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Stocks Green Primary School
1.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Good2022

2.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Long Mead Community Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Leigh Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Good2024

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Cage Green Primary School
3.1 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
3.1 km · Kent

Good2024

3.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Sussex Road Community Primary School
3.5 km · Kent

2026

2.6applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118603 · 886/3033
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 10.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Riding Lane, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 9HY
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources