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Brenzett Church of England Primary School

Primary · Romney Marsh · TN29 9UA

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Good (2019)

Last grade Ofsted published, no newer grade exists

Ofsted graded this school Good in 2019. Every inspection since has been ungraded, and an ungraded inspection cannot change a grade. The most recent found “Standards maintained”. Ofsted's current data file lists only graded inspections from September 2019 onwards, so this grade has dropped out of it, but it is still the school's grade of record, and still on Ofsted's own report page. It is old, so weigh it against the more recent evidence on this page.

Inspected 2 July 2019

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At a glance

90 pupils · 64% of 140 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
18.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.brenzett.kent.sch.uk
URN
143517

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 17 families named it first for 20 Reception places, 0.85 first choices per place. We hold 4 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2023 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. The last grade Ofsted published for it is Good, from 2019. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.85 first-choice applications per place

20 places offered · 17 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

14 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
64%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
14%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school64%
Median of its 12 closest peers47%
Kent average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPlayden Rye · 6 miles awayRequires improvement0%
Mundesley Junior SchoolNorwich · 131 miles awayGood47%
Braddock CofE Primary SchoolLiskeard · 240 miles awayGood70%
Cradley CofE Primary SchoolMalvern · 159 miles awayExpected standard47%
Ewyas Harold Primary SchoolHereford · 174 miles awayRequires improvement56%
St Giles' CofE Primary SchoolPotters Bar · 67 miles awayNeeds attention40%
Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolLincoln · 155 miles awayGood44%
Eckington Junior SchoolSheffield · 185 miles awayGood39%
Boynton Primary SchoolBridlington · 219 miles awayGood57%
St Buryan Primary SchoolPenzance · 292 miles awayGood50%
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGlossop · 206 miles awayGood33%
Draycott Community Primary SchoolDerby · 161 miles awayRequires improvement75%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Kent 70%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Kent 3%, England 3%) · Black African 2% (Kent 5%, England 5%) · Any other White background 2% (Kent 7%, England 7%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.12 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Kent: 3.00 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

60% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,402; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,760
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 71% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 14% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £208,000; in-year balance +£33,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier69.5%62.3%
Social housing17.7%17.1%
Privately rented12.8%20.5%
Detached houses47.6%22.9%
Flats4.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms31.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01024548 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£390,00011 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£300,000–£452,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (6)£425,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
9a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
3a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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