Frant Church of England Primary SchoolMark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Frant Church of England Primary School and Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School are primary schools.

  • Frant Church of England Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Frant Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Frant Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Mark Cross Church of England Aided 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 50.0% for Frant Church of England Primary School and 73.0% for Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Frant Church of England Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Frant Church of England Primary School versus Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Tunbridge WellsFrant Church of England Primary SchoolCrowboroughMark Cross Church of England Aided Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking67th of 136 in East Sussex Stronger figure85th of 136 in East Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll96 85
Capacity105 105
LocationTunbridge Wells, TN3 9DX Crowborough, TN6 3PJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census96 85
Free school meals (ever 6)7.3% 3.5%
English as an additional language11.5% 1.2%
SEN support14.6% 12.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.1% Stronger figure15.0% 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.

Frant Church of England Primary School

Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School

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