Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Edenbridge, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.726 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Edenbridge, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 2.726 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
- In 2024/25, 46% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.726 miles away, the 181st longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 17% of pupils, against a middle figure of 14.5% 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
- Hever Road, Hever, Edenbridge, TN8 7NH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 176 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of this welcoming and vibrant school.”
- “They live out the school values through their roles as school councillors, reading buddies and by helping younger children on school trips.”
- “Pupils learn to be courageous and compassionate citizens in the wider community by collecting for the food bank and helping at local community events.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers do not routinely revisit previous learning to help pupils commit it to their long-term memory.”
- “This means pupils do not learn as well as they should in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 November 2024 (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) | 46% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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.
- Chiddingstone Church of England School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Four Elms Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Edenbridge Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fordcombe Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Crockham Hill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ide Hill Church of England Primary School 4.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Leigh Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published