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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 27 November 2012Graded inspection: Good · as Rolvenden Primary School, URN 118379
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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 entry24 applications · 7 places offered · 6 named it first
- 2026 3.4; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 3.0; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 3.1; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
- 2020 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
- 2019 2.3; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2018 2.2; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 1.7; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 2.1; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2015 2.4; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 1.9; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Kent median
Dashed bars: as Rolvenden Primary School (URN 118379), 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 | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2024 | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2022 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 11 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 17 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2018 * | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 13 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2017 * | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 14 | 30 | 2.1 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 19 | 45 | 2.4 | 21 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2014 * | 13 | 24 | 1.9 | 12 | 0.92 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 73% · Writing 80% · Maths 73% → all three 73% 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 | 73% | 13% | 107 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 0% | 106 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 13% | 106 | 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
- Rolvenden Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · KentRemains Good20223.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · KentGraded · no overall grade202446%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · KentRemains Good20242.4applications per place
- 5.2 km · KentStandards maintained20241.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 5.9 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20242.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 6.8 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 7.1 km · East SussexStandards maintained20251.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 7.2 km · Kent20261.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 147563 · 886/2287
- Capacity
- 98 pupils · 90 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 November 2019
- Replaced
- Rolvenden Primary School (URN 118379)
- Address
- Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources