Chiddingstone Church of England School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Edenbridge · TN8 7AH · Kent
Ages 5–11
- KS272%
- Absence3.9%
- FSM4.3%
- Demand1.37
1.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 118718
Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Edenbridge · TN8 7NH
Ages 4–11 · 176 pupils · Kent
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
55%
Overall absence
6.5%
Admissions demand
0.74 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-10-22
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 108.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 106.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.5%
Unauthorised2.1%
- Authorised absence
- 4.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 136
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.74 · Often has places
1st preferences
20
Places offered
27
1st-preference offers
20
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 74
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 27
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill86%
176 pupils · 205 places
- Pupils on roll
- 176
- Boys / girls
- 88 / 88
- School capacity
- 205
- Capacity fill
- 176 / 205 (86%)
- Free school meals
- 17%
- FSM pupils
- 30
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helene Bligh
Location
- Address
- Hever Road, Hever
- Postcode
- TN8 7NH
- Town
- Edenbridge
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Kent
- District
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Edenbridge, Kent, 176 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Rochester.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Four Elms Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Edenbridge · TN8 6NE · Kent
Ages 5–11
- KS293%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM14.5%
- Demand0.67
2.2 miles away
Edenbridge Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Edenbridge · TN8 5AB · Kent
Ages 3–11
- KS262%
- Absence7.0%
- FSM41.6%
- Demand0.98
2.3 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helene Bligh
- Telephone
- 01732862304