Tenterden Church of England Junior School
Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden, TN30 6RA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TENTERDEN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Tina McIntosh
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 143789
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01580763717
About this school
Tenterden Church of England Junior School is a primary academy in Tenterden. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 206 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 55 | 36 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 58% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 11% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 75% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 67% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 72% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.50 | - | - |
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 Tenterden Church of England Junior 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 | 40% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 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 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 187 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tenterden Church of England Junior School compares
Tenterden Church of England Junior School ranked 370th 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 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 7.4% | 35.3% | 206 | — |
| Tenterden Infant School | — | 5.9% | 28.5% | 124 | 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)
- 35.32%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 7.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tenterden Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Tenterden
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Tenterden
-
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 Infant School Primary
- Wittersham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Little Acorns School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Tenterden Church of England Junior School teach?
- Tenterden Church of England Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Tenterden.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Tenterden Church of England Junior School?
- The executive headteacher of Tenterden Church of England Junior School is Mrs Tina McIntosh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tenterden Church of England Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tenterden Church of England Junior 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 Tenterden Church of England Junior School?
- Tenterden Church of England Junior School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Tenterden Church of England Junior School full?
- Tenterden Church of England Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 206 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 Tenterden Church of England Junior School a faith school?
- No. Tenterden Church of England Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tenterden Church of England Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tenterden Church of England Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Tenterden Church of England Junior School?
- Tenterden Church of England Junior 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.
- How have Tenterden Church of England Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% 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 Tenterden Church of England Junior School rank locally?
- Tenterden Church of England Junior School ranked 370th 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 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tenterden Church of England Junior School's absence rate?
- Tenterden Church of England Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tenterden Church of England Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tenterden Church of England Junior 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 10 July 2026.