Four Elms Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Edenbridge, Kent·TN8 6NE
Composite score
86.0
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#415
National rank
#55
In South East
#16
In Kent
Top 3%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
100%
% achieving higher RWM
18%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
14 first choices, 15 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
59
any preference, for 15 places
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
n/a2022n/a20230.6720240.9420250.932026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Four Elms Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
95
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
10.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,579
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Four Elms Primary School at a glance

Located in Edenbridge, Kent, Four Elms Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 95 pupils aged 5 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 100% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 3% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 18% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Four Elms Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 14 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 10.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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