Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Frittenden Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
100Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118701URN

Frittenden Primary School, Frittenden, Cranbrook, TN17 2DD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.3 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

38 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Kent median (2.4) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

38 applications · 14 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 4.1; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.0; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.9; Kent median median 2.1
2018 4.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.6; Kent median median 2.5
2015 4.3; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.7; 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	14	38	2.7	11	0.79
Sep 2025	15	42	2.8	17	1.13
Sep 2024	15	33	2.2	11	0.73
Sep 2023	16	45	2.8	15	0.94
Sep 2022	14	58	4.1	14	1.00
Sep 2021	12	25	2.1	8	0.67
Sep 2020	15	45	3.0	22	1.47
Sep 2019	13	37	2.9	13	1.00
Sep 2018	10	40	4.0	7	0.70
Sep 2017	15	41	2.7	17	1.13
Sep 2016	15	54	3.6	12	0.80
Sep 2015	15	65	4.3	10	0.67
Sep 2014	15	55	3.7	13	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 87% · Maths 93% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%112th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth40%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	73%	27%	106	107
2023/24	67%	8%	102	103
2022/23	65%	6%	105	100

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

Frittenden Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Staplehurst School
3.8 km · Kent

Good2022
Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Headcorn Primary School
4.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
John Mayne Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Kent

2026

1.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Cranbrook Church of England Primary School
5.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Colliers Green Church of England Primary School
5.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

4.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Smarden Primary School
7.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Marden
8.2 km · Kent

Good2023

1.7applications per place 74%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: 118701 · 886/3198
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 100 on roll
Free school meals: 17.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Frittenden Primary School, Frittenden, Cranbrook, TN17 2DD
Local authority: Kent · Tunbridge Wells

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