Voluntary aided school · Kent

Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
79Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118720URN

High Street, Penshurst, Tonbridge, TN11 8BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.9 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

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33 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

17 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
1 May 2013
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Kent median (2.4) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

33 applications · 10 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 4.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 4.0; Kent median median 2.1
2018 4.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.7; Kent median median 2.2
2016 4.5; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.5; Kent median median 2.4
2014 4.7; 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	10	33	3.3	8	0.80
Sep 2025	5	24	4.8	3	0.60
Sep 2024	10	37	3.7	10	1.00
Sep 2023	12	35	2.9	11	0.92
Sep 2022	12	27	2.3	11	0.92
Sep 2021	12	30	2.5	11	0.92
Sep 2020	13	35	2.7	6	0.46
Sep 2019	9	36	4.0	8	0.89
Sep 2018	11	44	4.0	9	0.82
Sep 2017	9	33	3.7	8	0.89
Sep 2016	15	67	4.5	17	1.13
Sep 2015	15	53	3.5	14	0.93
Sep 2014	15	70	4.7	16	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 58% · Maths 58% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%342nd of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	50%	8%	105	101
2023/24	71%	0%	109	109
2022/23	60%	0%	110	105

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

Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Chiddingstone Church of England School
2.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Fordcombe Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

6.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Leigh Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Good2024

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Langton Green Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

Good2024

2.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
5.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School
5.2 km · Kent

Requires improvement2023

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118720 · 886/3314
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 79 on roll
Free school meals: 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Penshurst, Tonbridge, TN11 8BX
Local authority: Kent · Sevenoaks

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