Benenden Church of England Primary SchoolRolvenden Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cranbrook.

Summary of the comparison

Benenden Church of England Primary School and Rolvenden Primary School are primary schools in Cranbrook.

  • Benenden Church of England Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Rolvenden Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Benenden Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Benenden Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Rolvenden Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 82.0% for Benenden Church of England Primary School and 73.0% for Rolvenden Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Benenden Church of England Primary School (77.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Rolvenden Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Benenden Church of England Primary School versus Rolvenden Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CranbrookBenenden Church of England Primary SchoolCranbrookRolvenden Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureC69/100
Local ranking65th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure86th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll210 91
Capacity210 98
LocationCranbrook, TN17 4EH Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard82.0% Stronger figure73.0% 62.0%
At higher standard21.0% Stronger figure13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census210 91
Free school meals (ever 6)9.5% 28.6%
English as an additional language1.0% 2.2%
SEN support5.7% 16.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure4.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.5% Stronger figure9.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Benenden Church of England Primary School

Rolvenden Primary School

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