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Wittersham Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

The Street, Wittersham, Tenterden TN30 7EA · wittersham.kent.sch.uk · 01797 270329

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
79%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
138
99% of 140 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
18.1%
First language not English
1.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 22 (Places 20)22September 2023: 14 (Places 14)14September 2024: 25 (Places 20)25September 2025: 14 (Places 16)14September 2026: 15 (Places 17)15Places 17
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202617150.9100%
September 2025Sept 202516140.9100%
September 2024Sept 202420251.3▲76%
September 2023Sept 202314141100%
September 2022Sept 202220221.1▲91%

Results

In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 89% (England 53%)89%2016/17: 85% (England 61%)85%2017/18: 95% (England 64%)95%2018/19: 85% (England 65%)85%2022/23: 68% (England 60%)68%2023/24: 70% (England 61%)70%2024/25: 79% (England 62%)79%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲79%62%
▲16%8%
Average scaled score
▲109106
●107105
●105105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Wittersham Church of England Primary School on 3 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
3 Jun 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2008Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
82%
Replies
28
21% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼64% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼82% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●86% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●85% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼72% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 75% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼16% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 25% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲82% agreeEngland 67%

based on 11 parents (39%) with SEND

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