Benenden Church of England Primary School

KentVoluntary controlled school

Rolvenden Road, Cranbrook, TN17 4EH

Headteacher: Mrs Alison BrookSchool website ↗Pupils: 210 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
60% of first-choice applicants offered a place
82%
Reading, Writing & Maths
60%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
82.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
21.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 86%·Writing 96%·Maths 82%All three 82%
Reading
Expected86%
Exceeding57%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected96%
Exceeding39%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
50
How many got their first choice?
30of 50 (60.0%)
How many applied in total?
90

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
7.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
4.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
111 girls, 99 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 82% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1664.0%5.0%0.0-1.6-2.2
2016/1778.0%17.0%-0.8-1.9-1.0
2017/1864.0%7.0%+1.2-0.8-1.4
2018/1981.0%13.0%-0.3-1.6-0.6
2022/2377.0%10.0%+0.5+4.0+0.8
2023/2469.0%24.0%---
2024/2582.0%21.0%---