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Tenterden Church of England Junior School

Primary · Tenterden · TN30 6RA

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 15 October 2024

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At a glance

206 pupils · 86% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
27.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.tenterdenprimaryfederation.kent.sch.uk/
URN
143789

In figures

At its inspection on 15 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
46%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
99
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 school46%
Median of its 12 closest peers66%
Kent average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
South Hetton PrimaryDurham · 272 miles awayGood57%
Whittlefield Primary SchoolBurnley · 226 miles awayGood67%
Stakesby Primary AcademyWhitby · 242 miles awayGood74%
Pilgrim AcademyImmingham · 180 miles awayGood65%
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School AcademyFerryhill · 267 miles awayGood84%
Walsall Wood SchoolWalsall · 155 miles awayGood77%
Hornbeam Primary SchoolDeal · 31 miles awayGood58%
St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool · 217 miles awayRequires improvement67%
Longtown Primary SchoolCarlisle · 312 miles awayGood (2019)68%
Sharlston Community SchoolWakefield · 201 miles awayNo current grade64%
Lenham Primary SchoolMaidstone · 12 miles awayGood47%
Trinity Academy AkroydonHalifax · 214 miles awayGood55%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 83% (Kent 70%, England 60%) · White Gypsy/Roma 3% (Kent 1%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Kent 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Kent 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 2% (Kent 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Kent 3%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Kent 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Kent 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

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)
6.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.00 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
23.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

72% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school · 15% left the state-funded sector

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)

63.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 11.4 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 £45,152; 18.2% 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£6,393
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 2% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £102,000; in-year balance +£41,000

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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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier61.1%62.3%
Social housing23.5%17.1%
Privately rented15.3%20.5%
Detached houses22.7%22.9%
Flats27.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van24.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01024025 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£413,000243 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£330,000–£590,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (82)£628,000
Semi-detached (61)£410,000
Terraced (47)£362,000
Flat (53)£280,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of 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
3a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
14a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
2a 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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