Four Elms Primary School
Bough Beech Road, Four Elms, Edenbridge, TN8 6NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE ACADEMY MOVEMENT TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Jess Fermor
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 108
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 149976
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732700274
About this school
Four Elms Primary School is a primary academy in Edenbridge. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 83 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Four Elms Primary 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Four Elms Primary School (URN 118275).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 100% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 |
Trends over time
How Four Elms 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 | — | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 93% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 100% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 99 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Four Elms Primary School compares
Four Elms Primary School ranked 1st of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 100% | 4.3% | 19% | 83 | — |
| Edenbridge Primary School | 72% | 7.3% | 43.3% | 439 | 1.9 miles |
| Crockham Hill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 5% | 142 | 2.2 miles |
| Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 46% | 5% | 22.5% | 176 | 2.2 miles |
| Ide Hill Church of England Primary School | 63% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 154 | 2.5 miles |
| Chiddingstone Church of England School | 87% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 209 | 2.8 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)
- 18.95%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 9.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edenbridge Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Edenbridge
-
Crockham Hill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Edenbridge
-
Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Edenbridge
-
Ide Hill Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Chiddingstone Church of England School2.8 miles
Primary · Edenbridge
Other schools in Edenbridge
Four Elms Primary School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Edenbridge.
Common questions
- What ages does Four Elms Primary School teach?
- Four Elms Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Edenbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Four Elms Primary School?
- The headteacher of Four Elms Primary School is Miss Jess Fermor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Four Elms Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Four Elms 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 many pupils are at Four Elms Primary School?
- Four Elms Primary School has 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Four Elms Primary School full?
- Four Elms Primary School has capacity for 108 pupils and 83 on roll (77%), 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 Four Elms Primary School a faith school?
- No. Four Elms Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Four Elms Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Four Elms Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Four Elms Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Four Elms Primary School is part of INSPIRE ACADEMY MOVEMENT TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Four Elms Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 93% in 2023/24 and 100% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Four Elms Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Four Elms Primary School ranked 1st of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Four Elms Primary School's absence rate?
- Four Elms Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Four Elms Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Four Elms 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.