Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Cranbrook. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's outcomes for pupils is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Common Road, Cranbrook, TN17 2BH
Website: www.sissinghurst.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01580713895
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanna Langton
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118717

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 175
Number of Pupils: 169
Number of Boys: 83
Number of Girls: 86

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.3 to 2.6
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.5 to 3
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Common Road , Sissinghurst TN17 2BH
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cranbrook Church of England Primary School
Carriers Road , TN17 3JZ
3out of 4 2,087 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cranbrook School
Waterloo Road , TN17 3JD
4out of 4 2,233 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
High Weald Academy
Angley Road , TN17 2PJ
2out of 4 2,588 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dulwich Prep Cranbrook
Coursehorn , TN17 3NP
- not rated 2,188 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Belle Vue School
Jockey Lane , Cranbrook TN17 3JN
- not rated 2,236 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.