Edenbridge Primary School

Edenbridge Primary School has shown a good level of performance across various aspects of education since it was first inspected. The pupils exhibit enthusiasm for learning and benefit from an ambitious curriculum. The school fosters a safe and nurturing environment where pupils feel valued and are encouraged to participate actively in both school and local community activities. Overall, the quality of education is well-supported by strong leadership and effective teaching methods, particularly in phonics and reading. Notably, the school's commitment to inclusivity, especially for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), is commendable.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate enthusiasm for learning and engage well with the curriculum.
• Teachers communicate concepts clearly and effectively check pupils' understanding.
• The phonics programme is well established and contributes to pupils becoming fluent readers.
• The school provides a range of extracurricular experiences that enhance pupils' development.
• There is a strong culture of safeguarding, ensuring pupils' well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Leaders have not fully embedded changes to the curriculum in a small number of subjects.
• Systems for recording behaviour and attendance are not being utilized effectively.

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 Edenbridge Primary School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.4% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Edenbridge 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 Edenbridge Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.6% 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, 19.8% of pupils at Edenbridge Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Edenbridge Primary School received £7,373 and spent £6,874 for each of its 412 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £164,000 (£399 per pupil).

Across all 22 schools of The Pioneer Academy, income was £7,355 and spending £7,206 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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All schools in Edenbridge · Kent local authority: places and applications

Edenbridge Primary School is part of The Pioneer Academy, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Holland Junior School Oxted
• Halstead Community Primary School Sevenoaks
• Downe Primary School Orpington
• Shoreham Village School Sevenoaks
• Ightham Primary School Sevenoaks
• Woodcote Primary School Coulsdon
• Southborough Primary School Bromley
• Broadmead Primary School Croydon
• The Crescent Primary School Croydon
• South Norwood Primary London

What is Edenbridge Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Edenbridge Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Edenbridge Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Edenbridge Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Edenbridge Primary School have?

Edenbridge Primary School has 439 pupils on roll.

What age range does Edenbridge Primary School cover?

Edenbridge Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Edenbridge Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Edenbridge Primary School?

Edenbridge Primary School is at High Street, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 5AB.