Frant Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Lane
Frant
Tunbridge Wells
East Sussex
TN3 9DX
Phone 01892750243
Reference Number 114505

Frant Church of England Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The inspection highlighted a positive and nurturing environment where pupils feel happy, engaged, and supported by their teachers. In this small community, the focus on individual pupil needs is evident, with parents expressing high satisfaction with the school. However, some areas need improvement, particularly in curriculum planning and teachers' expectations of older pupils, especially in writing and reading support for weaker readers.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 96
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.88%
Girls: 53.13%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 7.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 10 15
2 7 7 14
3 5 10 15
4 9 4 13
5 8 7 15
6 4 6 10

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.4%
Mixed, Other 6.3%
White, Other 3.1%
White & Asian 3.1%
Indian 1%
African 1%
Asian, Other 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 27 Jan 2022
Date Report
27 Jan 2022 School inspection
01 Oct 2020 Monitoring visit
21 Feb 2017 Short inspection
18 Jun 2012 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
18 Oct 2006 Full inspection:
15 Oct 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel happy and cared for.
  • Teachers engage and challenge pupils effectively.
  • Pupils behave very well and display positive attitudes.
  • Strong emphasis on pupils' wider development and extra-curricular opportunities.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum planning lacks focus on specific knowledge pupils should acquire.
  • Some pupils, particularly weaker readers, do not receive the support they need for fluency.
  • Expectations for older pupils' writing are not high enough.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.7
Writing -4.7
Maths -0.2

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 6 0
Third Preference 11 0
From another Local Authority 12 4

Previous Years

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