Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Common Road
Sissinghurst
Cranbrook
Kent
TN17 2BH
Phone 01580713895
Reference Number 118717

General Makeup

Number of pupils 166
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.81%
Girls: 48.19%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 21.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 22.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 9 25
2 15 11 26
3 12 11 23
4 9 13 22
5 12 10 22
6 9 14 23

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 80.7%
White, Other 6.6%
White & Asian 1.8%
Indian 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Irish 1.2%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Mixed, Other 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Requires Improvement
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Requires Improvement
Last Inspection Date 2023-04-28
Date Description Report
2023-02-28 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-02-06 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-06-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-03-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-03-22 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 83% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 17% Unlock Unlock

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 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

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 1.9 Unlock Unlock
Writing 3.8 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 22 1
Third Preference 23 3
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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1.19 miles
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3.81 miles
St Ronan's School
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4.43 miles
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School
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4.79 miles
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4.98 miles
Name Distance
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1.24 miles
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1.27 miles
Belle Vue School
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1.27 miles
Benenden School
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2.63 miles
Bethany School
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3.49 miles
Greenfields School
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4.83 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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