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St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled

Fawkham Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks TN15 6JP · st-edmunds.kent.sch.uk · 01474 853484

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
60%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
197
94% of 210 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
31.5%
First language not English
4.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 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: 21 (Places 26)21September 2023: 23 (Places 23)23September 2024: 29 (Places 29)29September 2025: 30 (Places 30)30September 2026: 30 (Places 30)30Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630301100%
September 2025Sept 20253030193%
September 2024Sept 202429291100%
September 2023Sept 202323231100%
September 2022Sept 202226210.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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: 64% (England 53%)64%2016/17: 71% (England 61%)71%2017/18: 80% (England 64%)80%2018/19: 46% (England 65%)46%2022/23: 60% (England 60%)60%2023/24: 50% (England 61%)50%2024/25: 60% (England 62%)60%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●60%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
▼102105
▼102105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 25 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
24 Apr 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
84%
Replies
73
43% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼81% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●90% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲99% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼75% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼36% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲94% agreeEngland 68%

based on 17 parents (23%) with SEND

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