Primary
Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Common Road, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2BH
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 194 of 218 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.0
- Local authority
- Kent
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 16.6
- Pupils per adult
- 10.0
- Pupils
- 166
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
SATs results
64%
7 points below the Cranbrook average (71% across 9 schools)
105.0
0.9 below the Cranbrook average (105.9 across 9 schools)
3rd of 9 by our score, among the primary schools in Cranbrook we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 105 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 64% |
| Working at a higher standard | 23% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 83% |
| 23/24 | 70% |
| 24/25 | 64% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
Common Road, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2BH
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Kent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sarah Holman
- Address
- Common Road, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2BH
- Telephone
- 01580713895
Other primary schools nearby
- Cranbrook Church of England Primary School5.6/10
- Colliers Green Church of England Primary School6.8/10
- Frittenden Church of England Primary School7.3/10
- Benenden Church of England Primary School7.6/10
- John Mayne Church of England Primary School2.3/10
- Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School8.9/10