SCHOOL PROFILE

Fordcombe Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 146400
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 54.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 October 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Kent
Trust THE TENAX SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 57 57 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 25 43.9% of pupils
Male pupils 32 56.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.8%
5.0 pts above England
School 29.8%
Sevenoaks 15.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

15.8%
4.5 pts below England
School 15.8%
Sevenoaks 6.9%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.8%
0.8 pts above England
School 1.8%
Sevenoaks 1.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.9%
45
Any other White background
14.0%
8
White and Asian
5.3%
3
Any other Asian background
1.8%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 10.5% 6 of 57 pupils
10.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.5%
Sevenoaks 23.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.0% 4 pupils
England 14.8% 7.8 pts below
EHC plans 3.5% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Hearing impairment 1
No specialist assessment yet 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Sevenoaks 63.7%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Sevenoaks 76.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Sevenoaks 73.9%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

69.0%

3.0 pts below England

School 69.0%
Sevenoaks 71.9%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.24%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.02 pts higher than England
School 8.24%
Sevenoaks 6.13%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.43%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.61 pts higher than England
School 21.43%
Sevenoaks 16.57%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.77 pts higher than England
School 3.57%
Sevenoaks 1.39%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

54.3% 33.9 pts below England
Fordcombe Church of England Primary School
54.3%
Sevenoaks
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information