Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 9 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
118598
Address
Spring Lane, Bidborough, TN3 0UE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
197 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
11.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.1%
Persistent absence
5.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.3%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 5%
Unclassified 4.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.4
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage-0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 20%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
32
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
22
6
16
Year 1
29
15
14
Year 2
30
11
19
Year 3
27
17
10
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
30
19
11
Year 6
29
15
14
Year 2024-2025