Wadhurst CofE Primary School and NurseryLamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery and Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School are primary schools.

  • Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery was judged Good and Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) 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 66.0% for Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery and 55.0% for Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery (59.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery versus Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WadhurstWadhurst CofE Primary School and NurseryTunbridge WellsLamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking25th of 136 in East Sussex 236th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll296 207
Capacity325 210
LocationWadhurst, TN5 6SR Tunbridge Wells, TN3 8EJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard66.0% Stronger figure55.0% 62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census296 207
Free school meals (ever 6)13.6% 9.7%
English as an additional language2.7% 6.8%
SEN support8.1% 11.1%
SEN with an EHC plan0.3% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 4.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.1% 8.8% 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.

Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery

Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

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