Voluntary controlled school · Kent

High Halden Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
105Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118666URN

Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.0 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

52 applications for 15 places · 48th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
24 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.5applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Kent median (2.4) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

52 applications · 15 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.3; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.6; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.9; Kent median median 2.3

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	15	52	3.5	23	1.53
Sep 2025	15	47	3.1	23	1.53
Sep 2024	13	37	2.9	10	0.77
Sep 2023	15	49	3.3	18	1.20
Sep 2022	15	39	2.6	16	1.07
Sep 2021	15	40	2.7	16	1.07
Sep 2020	15	32	2.1	14	0.93
Sep 2019	15	33	2.2	18	1.20
Sep 2018	6	18	3.0	6	1.00
Sep 2017	10	21	2.1	9	0.90
Sep 2016	15	39	2.6	21	1.40
Sep 2015	12	24	2.0	11	0.92
Sep 2014	9	17	1.9	9	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 50% · Maths 42% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%385th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard42%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	42%	17%	105	100
2023/24	53%	7%	105	101
2022/23	76%	0%	105	101

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

High Halden Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Bethersden Primary School
3.8 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Tenterden Church of England Junior School
4.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

46%met the SATs standard
Tenterden Infant School
4.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place
Woodchurch Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

Good2023

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
John Mayne Church of England Primary School
5.3 km · Kent

2026

1.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Smarden Primary School
5.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Rolvenden Primary School
8.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

3.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118666 · 886/3139
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 105 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3JB
Local authority: Kent · Ashford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources