Chiddingstone Church of England School
Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, TN8 7AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- CHIDDINGSTONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Kate Haysom
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 137728
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01892870339
About this school
Chiddingstone Church of England School is a Church of England primary academy in Edenbridge. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 209 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 72% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 10% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 86% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 90% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 83% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Chiddingstone Church of England 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 | 83% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chiddingstone Church of England School compares
Chiddingstone Church of England School ranked 19th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 209 | — |
| Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 46% | 5% | 22.5% | 176 | 1.6 miles |
| Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 50% | 4.2% | 15.1% | 79 | 1.7 miles |
| Four Elms Primary School | 100% | 4.3% | 19% | 83 | 2.8 miles |
| Leigh Primary School | 67% | 3.4% | 18.7% | 126 | 3.0 miles |
| Fordcombe Church of England Primary School | 62% | 8.2% | 33.9% | 57 | 3.4 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)
- 4.31%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.35%
- Persistent absence
- 1.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Edenbridge
-
Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Four Elms Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Edenbridge
-
Leigh Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Fordcombe Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Tunbridge Wells
Other schools in Edenbridge
Chiddingstone Church of England School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Edenbridge.
Common questions
- What year groups does Chiddingstone Church of England School teach?
- Chiddingstone Church of England School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Edenbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Chiddingstone Church of England School?
- The headteacher of Chiddingstone Church of England School is Kate Haysom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chiddingstone Church of England School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chiddingstone Church of England 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 Chiddingstone Church of England School?
- Chiddingstone Church of England School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Chiddingstone Church of England School full?
- Chiddingstone Church of England School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Chiddingstone Church of England School a faith school?
- Yes. Chiddingstone Church of England School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Rochester.
- Does Chiddingstone Church of England School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chiddingstone Church of England School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Chiddingstone Church of England School?
- Chiddingstone Church of England School is part of CHIDDINGSTONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chiddingstone Church of England School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chiddingstone Church of England School rank locally?
- Chiddingstone Church of England School ranked 19th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chiddingstone Church of England School's absence rate?
- Chiddingstone Church of England School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chiddingstone Church of England School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chiddingstone Church of England 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 1 July 2026.