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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 3 July 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 28 November 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, URN 118714
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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 entry130 applications · 30 places offered · 44 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 4.3; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 3.3; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 2.4; Kent median median 2.2
- 2020 3.5; Kent median median 2.2
- 2019 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
- 2018 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
- 2017 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
- 2016 3.2; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2015 2.5; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 2.4; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Kent median
Dashed bars: as Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 118714), the previous school.
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 | 130 | 4.3 | 44 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 99 | 3.3 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2024 | 27 | 81 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 31 | 83 | 2.7 | 38 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 75 | 2.5 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2021 | 32 | 76 | 2.4 | 32 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 29 | 64 | 2.2 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 24 | 58 | 2.4 | 21 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 49 | 1.6 | 25 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2016 * | 23 | 73 | 3.2 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 76 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 72 | 2.4 | 33 | 1.10 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 81% · Writing 85% · Maths 74% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Kent median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67% | 19% | 107 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 11% | 108 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 13% | 106 | 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
- Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20244.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · KentGood20231.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · KentGood20232.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · KentStandards maintained20241.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 4.7 km · KentRemains Good20243.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20232.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20222.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- Good20232.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- Graded · no overall grade20253.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142689 · 886/3306
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 209 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 May 2016
- Replaced
- Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 118714)
- Address
- Market Heath, Brenchley, Tonbridge, TN12 7NY
- Local authority
- Kent · Tunbridge Wells
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources