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EnglandSouth EastSevenoaksTN11 8BXPenshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary

Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary

Sevenoaks · Tonbridge · TN11 8BX www.penshurstschool.org.uk

Pupils
86
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
86
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
86
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio14.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Primary · Kent

Finance£7982 spend / pupil£7840 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
50%
-21pp
71%61%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
8%
+8pp
25%13%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
58%
Writing expected standard
58%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
58%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
67%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
25%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 104.19
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
86
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
High Street, Penshurst, Tonbridge, TN11 8BX
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2550%8%67%58%58%17%58%8%75%67%105.0101.0103.016%86
2023/2471%0%86%57%71%0%100%57%71%86%109.0109.0109.016%80
2022/2360%0%87%47%60%0%73%27%93%67%110.0105.0105.0+1.30-4.30-0.8019%84
2018/1967%25%92%42%75%33%92%33%100%67%107.0106.0103.0+0.80-0.90-0.3020%96
2017/1850%13%75%44%94%25%50%19%94%69%106.0101.0104.0-0.30+0.90-4.5013%97
2016/1787%13%93%53%93%40%100%47%100%87%110.0109.0110.0+1.00+0.20+0.1011%104

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/258615.216%4%15%4%12%
2023/248015.216%4%15%4%10%
2022/238415.019%4%16%8%20%
2021/228815.324%3%16%6%18%
2020/218014.519%2%16%
2018/199617.120%4%6%4%6%
2017/189718.713%3%5%4%6%
2016/1710418.011%2%7%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.