Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChiddingstone Church of England School

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

Summary of the comparison

Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Chiddingstone Church of England School are primary schools in Edenbridge.

  • Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Chiddingstone Church of England School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Chiddingstone Church of England School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged the expected standard and Chiddingstone Church of England 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 46.0% for Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 87.0% for Chiddingstone Church of England School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (24.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Chiddingstone Church of England School (83.0% in 2022-23, 87.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus Chiddingstone Church of England School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure EdenbridgeHever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEdenbridgeChiddingstone Church of England SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD40/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking385th of 450 in Kent 48th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll160 209
Capacity205 210
LocationEdenbridge, TN8 7NH Edenbridge, TN8 7AH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard46.0% 87.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 17.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census160 209
Free school meals (ever 6)22.5% 4.3%
English as an additional language1.3% 3.3%
SEN support10.0% 10.1%
SEN with an EHC plan5.6% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.7% 1.7% 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.

Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Chiddingstone Church of England School

Full profiles: Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Chiddingstone Church of England School