Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Hever Road, Hever, Edenbridge, TN8 7NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helene Bligh
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 205
- Pupils on roll
- 176
- URN
- 118718
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732862304
About this school
Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Edenbridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 176 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 20 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 55% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 85% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 35% | 75% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 80% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 105.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 159 |
| 2024/25 | 160 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 376th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 5% | 22.5% | 176 | — |
| Chiddingstone Church of England School | 87% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 209 | 1.6 miles |
| Four Elms Primary School | 100% | 4.3% | 19% | 83 | 2.2 miles |
| Edenbridge Primary School | 72% | 7.3% | 43.3% | 439 | 2.3 miles |
| Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 50% | 4.2% | 15.1% | 79 | 3.1 miles |
| Fordcombe Church of England Primary School | 62% | 8.2% | 33.9% | 57 | 4.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.5%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 12.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chiddingstone Church of England School1.6 miles
Primary · Edenbridge
-
Four Elms Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Edenbridge
-
Edenbridge Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Edenbridge
-
Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Fordcombe Church of England Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Tunbridge Wells
Other schools in Edenbridge
Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Edenbridge.
Common questions
- What year groups does Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Edenbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Mrs Helene Bligh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 176 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School full?
- Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has capacity for 205 pupils and 176 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Rochester.
- Does Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 24% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School rank locally?
- Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 376th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.