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Four Elms Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Bough Beech Road, Four Elms, Edenbridge TN8 6NE · four-elms.org.uk · 01732 700274
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 100%
- 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
- 83
- 77% of 108 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 14.5%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 15 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 10 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25, 100% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲100% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118275)
Ofsted
Four Elms Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 October 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2019
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118275)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2010
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118275), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118275)
Nov 2007Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118275)