Cranbrook Church of England Primary SchoolGoudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Cranbrook Church of England Primary School and Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Cranbrook.

  • Cranbrook Church of England Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cranbrook Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Cranbrook Church of England Primary School and 80.0% for Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Cranbrook Church of England Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cranbrook Church of England Primary School versus Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CranbrookCranbrook Church of England Primary SchoolCranbrookGoudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100B82/100Stronger figure
Local ranking297th of 450 in Kent 10th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll207 211
Capacity210 210
LocationCranbrook, TN17 3JZ Cranbrook, TN17 1DZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% 80.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 40.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census207 211
Free school meals (ever 6)38.2% 16.6%
English as an additional language8.7% 3.8%
SEN support20.3% 6.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.5% 5.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Cranbrook Church of England Primary School

Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School

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