Voluntary aided school · Kent

Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
194Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118717URN

Common Road, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2BH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 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

3.2per place

0.8 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

97 applications for 30 places · 70th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 April 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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

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

97 applications · 30 places offered · 39 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.4; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.7; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.1; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.9; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.2; Kent median median 2.2
2016 4.6; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.1; 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	97	3.2	39	1.30
Sep 2025	23	60	2.6	17	0.74
Sep 2024	28	68	2.4	23	0.82
Sep 2023	25	89	3.6	31	1.24
Sep 2022	24	88	3.7	38	1.58
Sep 2021	25	77	3.1	30	1.20
Sep 2020	19	63	3.3	23	1.21
Sep 2019	20	58	2.9	17	0.85
Sep 2018	19	67	3.5	21	1.11
Sep 2017	20	64	3.2	26	1.30
Sep 2016	20	92	4.6	24	1.20
Sep 2015	30	89	3.0	28	0.93
Sep 2014	20	62	3.1	25	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 77% · Maths 82% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%215th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	64%	23%	105	105
2023/24	70%	17%	106	104
2022/23	83%	17%	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

Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Cranbrook Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

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

Remains Good2024

4.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Frittenden Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Benenden Church of England Primary School
5.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Staplehurst School
5.6 km · Kent

Good2022
John Mayne Church of England Primary School
6.0 km · Kent

2026

1.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School
6.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School
7.7 km · Kent

Good2023

1.7applications per place 67%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118717 · 886/3309
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 194 on roll
Free school meals: 20.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Common Road, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2BH
Local authority: Kent · Tunbridge Wells

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