Tenterden Infant School
Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden, TN30 6RA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TENTERDEN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Tina McIntosh
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 211
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 143787
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01580762086
About this school
Tenterden Infant School is a primary academy in Tenterden. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 124 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tenterden Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Tenterden Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 151 |
| 2023/24 | 144 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tenterden Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 28.5% | 124 | — |
| Tenterden Church of England Junior School | 46% | 7.4% | 35.3% | 206 | 0.0 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 29.9% | 177 | 1.4 miles |
| High Halden Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.1% | 16.7% | 105 | 2.6 miles |
| Rolvenden Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 28.6% | 90 | 2.9 miles |
| Woodchurch Church of England Primary School | 74% | 6% | 21.7% | 165 | 3.6 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)
- 28.46%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.94%
- Persistent absence
- 19.19%
Location
Nearby schools
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Tenterden Church of England Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Tenterden
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St Michael's Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Tenterden
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High Halden Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Rolvenden Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Cranbrook
-
Woodchurch Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Tenterden
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Tenterden Church of England Junior School Primary
- Wittersham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Little Acorns School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Tenterden Infant School teach?
- Tenterden Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Tenterden.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Tenterden Infant School?
- The executive headteacher of Tenterden Infant School is Mrs Tina McIntosh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tenterden Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tenterden Infant 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 many pupils are at Tenterden Infant School?
- Tenterden Infant School has 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Tenterden Infant School full?
- Tenterden Infant School has capacity for 211 pupils and 124 on roll (59%), 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 Tenterden Infant School a faith school?
- No. Tenterden Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tenterden Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tenterden Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Tenterden Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Tenterden Infant School is part of TENTERDEN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Tenterden Infant School's absence rate?
- Tenterden Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Tenterden Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Tenterden Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.