Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School

KentVoluntary controlled school

Beaman Close, Cranbrook Road, Cranbrook, TN17 1DZ

Headteacher: Mr Ryan LakerSchool website ↗Pupils: 211 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected February 2025
Oversubscribed
71% of first-choice applicants offered a place
80%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected February 2025
71%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 25 February 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

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.
80.0%
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%.
40.0%
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 80%·Writing 90%·Maths 87%All three 80%
Reading
Expected80%
Exceeding60%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding50%
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?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
41
How many got their first choice?
29of 41 (70.7%)
How many applied in total?
91

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
23.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
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).
3.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
104 girls, 107 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 87% (2016/17), currently 80%

* 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
2015/1667.0%17.0%+2.0+2.0+2.4
2016/1787.0%16.0%+2.4+1.5+0.9
2017/1883.0%37.0%+3.1+3.1+2.8
2018/1983.0%20.0%-0.10.0+1.5
2022/2369.0%24.0%+2.1+3.8+1.2
2023/2477.0%27.0%---
2024/2580.0%40.0%---