Edenbridge Primary School
High Street, Edenbridge, TN8 5AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PIONEER ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mary Gates
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pioneer Academy
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 439
- URN
- 146081
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732863787
About this school
Edenbridge Primary School is a primary academy in Edenbridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 439 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 57 | 58 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 62% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 71% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 66% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 69% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Edenbridge 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 | 56% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 407 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Edenbridge Primary School compares
Edenbridge Primary School ranked 135th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 7.3% | 43.3% | 439 | — |
| Four Elms Primary School | 100% | 4.3% | 19% | 83 | 1.9 miles |
| Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 46% | 5% | 22.5% | 176 | 2.3 miles |
| Crockham Hill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 5% | 142 | 2.7 miles |
| Holland Junior School | 50% | 8.4% | 36.2% | 167 | 3.4 miles |
| Dormansland Primary School | 72% | 5.1% | 11.3% | 207 | 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)
- 43.27%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.31%
- Persistent absence
- 20.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Four Elms Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Edenbridge
-
Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Edenbridge
-
Crockham Hill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Edenbridge
-
Holland Junior School3.4 miles
Primary · Oxted
-
Dormansland Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Lingfield
Other schools in Edenbridge
Edenbridge Primary School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Edenbridge.
Common questions
- What year groups does Edenbridge Primary School teach?
- Edenbridge Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Edenbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Edenbridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Edenbridge Primary School is Mary Gates, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Edenbridge Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Edenbridge 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 Edenbridge Primary School?
- Edenbridge Primary School has 439 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Edenbridge Primary School full?
- Edenbridge Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 439 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Edenbridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Edenbridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Edenbridge Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Edenbridge Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Edenbridge Primary School?
- Edenbridge Primary School is part of THE PIONEER ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Edenbridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Edenbridge Primary School rank locally?
- Edenbridge Primary School ranked 135th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Edenbridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Edenbridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Edenbridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Edenbridge 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 10 July 2026.