Primary school

Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Kent
  • TN3 0UE
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,237 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 15%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 14%14%2016/17: top 39%2017/18: top 8%8% · 2017/182018/19: top 31%2022/23: top 28%2023/24: top 15%2024/25: top 15%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM79% · South East 64%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM3% · South East 7%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score110 · South East 106Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · South East 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 74% · 31 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 68% · 31 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 87% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 74% · 31 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 70% · 30 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 77% · 30 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 79% · 29 pupils · South East 64%87%68%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 13% · 31 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 3% · 31 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 10% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 13% · 31 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 13% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 20% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 3% · 29 pupils · South East 7%20%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 31 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 107 · 31 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 110 · 30 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 108 · 31 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 109 · 30 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 109 · 30 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 110 · 29 pupils · South East 106110107No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 31 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 31 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 108 · 31 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 29 pupils · South East 105108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 79.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd367
3rd371

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026200
Free school meals (past 6 years)5.1%
First language not English11.2%
SEN support6.1%
EHC plan1.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.7%
Persistently absent pupils5.6%

Girls 49.8%Boys 50.3%

95.2% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.4
Pupils per adult12.7
  • Classroom teachers 9.8
  • Leadership 1.1
  • Teaching assistants 4.9
  • Other support 0.7

Teachers 10.9 FTE · Whole workforce 16.5 · 32 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,662
Spend per pupil£6,605
Staff spend per pupil£5,314
Reserve per pupil£352
  • +£70,335revenue reserve
  • +£11,371in-year balance

Grants £5,883 · self-generated £808 · premises £324 per pupil