Cudham Church of England Primary School

Cudham Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, rated as good in several domains with outstanding ratings for behaviour and attitudes, as well as personal development. Pupils demonstrate confidence, resilience, and a strong sense of community, embodying the school's high expectations. Leaders have successfully created a broad and ambitious curriculum that caters to all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, some curriculum areas that were recently implemented have not yet shown their full impact on student learning.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit outstanding behaviour and a strong sense of community.
• Teachers possess strong subject knowledge and are passionate about teaching.
• The school effectively supports pupils with SEND and ensures their needs are met.
• Leaders have created a broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils.
• Strong emphasis on reading and effective phonics teaching.
• Pupils are given leadership opportunities and their voices are valued in school development.

Areas for Improvement

• The impact of recently changed curriculum areas needs to be systematically reviewed.
• Some newly introduced subjects have not fully demonstrated their effectiveness.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Cudham Church of England Primary School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Cudham Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Cudham Church of England Primary School had 14.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.7% of pupils at Cudham Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Cudham Church of England Primary School received £11,221 and spent £13,704 for each of its 49 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £40,000 (£820 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Aquinas Church of England Education Trust Limited, income was £7,918 and spending £7,979 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Cudham Church of England Primary School is part of Aquinas Church of England Education Trust Limited, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Keston Church of England Primary School Keston
• Trinity Church of England Primary School Bromley
• Bishop Justus CofE School Bromley
• St Mark's Church of England Primary School Bromley
• St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School Bromley
• St Nicholas Church of England Primary Chislehurst
• Parish Church of England Primary School Bromley
• St John's Church of England Primary School London
• Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School Welling
• Robertsbridge Community College Robertsbridge

What is Cudham Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cudham Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was Cudham Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cudham Church of England Primary School was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Cudham Church of England Primary School have?

Cudham Church of England Primary School has 48 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cudham Church of England Primary School cover?

Cudham Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Cudham Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cudham Church of England Primary School?

Cudham Church of England Primary School is at Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent, TN16 3AX.