Voluntary aided school · Kent

Wittersham Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
138Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118740URN

The Street, Wittersham, Tenterden, TN30 7EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 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

1.3per place

1.1 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

22 applications for 17 places · 379th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 June 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

Inspection history

3 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
28 January 2020
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

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

22 applications · 17 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.4; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.3; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.3; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.3; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 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	17	22	1.3	15	0.88
Sep 2025	16	22	1.4	14	0.88
Sep 2024	20	32	1.6	25	1.25
Sep 2023	14	22	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2022	20	34	1.7	22	1.10
Sep 2021	19	24	1.3	20	1.05
Sep 2020	20	31	1.6	26	1.30
Sep 2019	19	28	1.5	20	1.05
Sep 2018	15	21	1.4	14	0.93
Sep 2017	16	25	1.6	15	0.94
Sep 2016	20	25	1.3	19	0.95
Sep 2015	11	18	1.6	10	0.91
Sep 2014	15	19	1.3	15	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 89% · Maths 79% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%62nd of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	79%	16%	109	107
2023/24	70%	10%	108	105
2022/23	68%	5%	107	104

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

Wittersham Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · East Sussex

Good2024

1.9applications per place
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
5.3 km · East Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Beckley Church of England Primary School
5.4 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Tenterden Infant School
6.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place
Tenterden Church of England Junior School
6.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

46%met the SATs standard
Rye Community Primary School
6.5 km · East Sussex

Good2023

1.3applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Rolvenden Primary School
6.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

3.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery
7.2 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118740 · 886/3346
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 138 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Street, Wittersham, Tenterden, TN30 7EA
Local authority: Kent · Ashford

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