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EnglandSouth EastTunbridge WellsTN17 2BHSissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Primary

Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

Primary

Tunbridge Wells · Cranbrook · TN17 2BH www.sissinghurst.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
173
cap. 218
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
173
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
173
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

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

Finance£6851 spend / pupil£6854 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
-6pp
83%74%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
23%
+6pp
23%14%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 23%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
86%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
45%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.19
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
173
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Common Road, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2BH
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
2024/2564%23%68%45%77%27%82%27%86%86%105.0105.0108.021%173
2023/2470%17%83%30%87%30%70%17%91%83%106.0104.0106.014%166
2022/2383%17%90%52%93%34%83%38%90%83%107.0106.0107.0+1.90+3.80+0.408%171
2018/1980%16%84%24%84%28%84%36%84%76%106.0106.0107.0+0.10+0.80+0.3010%161
2017/1879%5%84%32%89%32%95%11%100%95%107.0105.0110.0+0.20+0.20-1.209%163
2016/1782%6%82%12%94%12%100%18%100%59%103.0106.0103.0-1.60+0.70+1.509%159

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
2024/2517320.821%9%25%5%18%
2023/2416620.014%7%22%6%21%
2022/2317120.18%5%16%6%20%
2021/2217118.26%4%13%5%7%
2020/2116922.58%1%15%
2018/1916121.510%1%11%4%8%
2017/1816321.79%1%13%4%5%
2016/1715920.69%1%14%4%9%

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