Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Cranbrook, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.616 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Cranbrook, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 3.616 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 39 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families and 12 first-choice families (31%) were not offered a place.
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 3.616 miles, 137th longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, and further from the school than in 2023.
- In 2024/25, 23% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%), while 64% met the expected standard (England 62%).
- There are 23.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.6 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Common Road, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2BH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 194 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “This is a school where each member of its community believes firmly in ‘letting your light shine’.”
- “Whether in terms of academic achievement, demonstrating the leadership qualities fostered in them by staff, or in more unique opportunities to develop their talents and interests, pupils achieve well here.”
- “For example, some pupils are helping to build a pirate ship in the school playground, while learning to use tools safely.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case across some areas of the wider curriculum where, while pupils can talk with confidence about their current work, they are less able to recall what they have learned before.”
- “However, some of the most vulnerable pupils in the school still do not attend well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 64% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 39 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Cranbrook Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Colliers Green Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Frittenden Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Benenden Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Staplehurst School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- John Mayne Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi Good Last distance published