Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Rye · TN31 6UW · East Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS256%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM18.5%
2.8 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 118740
Wittersham Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Tenterden · TN30 7EA
Ages 4–11 · 138 pupils · Kent
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
68%
Overall absence
6.3%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-06-03
- 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)68%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 108.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.4%
Unauthorised1.3%
- Authorised absence
- 5.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 123
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
138 pupils · 140 places
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- Boys / girls
- 61 / 77
- School capacity
- 140
- Capacity fill
- 138 / 140 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 18.1%
- FSM pupils
- 25
- 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 Canterbury
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stella Coulson
Location
- Address
- The Street, Wittersham
- Postcode
- TN30 7EA
- Town
- Tenterden
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Kent
- District
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to 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 Tenterden, Kent, 138 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Canterbury.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stella Coulson
- Telephone
- 01797270329