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Frittenden Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Kent

Frittenden Primary School, Cranbrook, TN17 2DD

Website 01580852250

67

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 08/07/2025

Application demand

82%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

93.4%

20.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

100

Capacity used

Nearly full

95%

105 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

82%

1st preference success rate

14 of 17 families who put it first got an offer

15

Places offered

42

Total applications

2.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1714● 82%
2nd preference131● 8%
3rd preference120● 0%
Total421536%

1st preference success by year

68%
2020
100%
2021
79%
2022
73%
2023
100%
2024
82%
2025

Kent lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
nichola costello
Address
Frittenden Primary School, Cranbrook, TN17 2DD
Phone
01580852250
Local authority
Kent
Ward / constituency
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Weald of Kent
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
118701

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals17%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support9%——
46% boys (46)54% girls (54)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

100 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    08 July 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 87 pupils

Attendance

93.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

20.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

16%
20/21
26%
21/22
29%
22/23
22%
23/24
21%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths67%——
Higher standard8%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard73%
+11% vs England
Higher standard27%
+19% vs England

Reading

Expected standard80%
+5% vs England
Higher standard27%
-6% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard87%
+15% vs England
Greater depth40%
+27% vs England

Maths

Expected standard93%
+19% vs England
Higher standard33%
+7% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard80%
+7% vs England
Higher standard47%
+17% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard87%
+5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

532019652023672024732025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)73%61%
Higher standard27%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.