Beaman Close, Cranbrook Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 1DZ
10 reasons to choose Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School
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Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Cranbrook and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school is federated with Benenden CofE Primary School in The 10:10 Primary Federation. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply an Outstanding rating for the school in its last (2025) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Kent LEA.
Average class size
Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 12% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 24% of schools.
The Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. Subjects are taught separately. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for all year groups and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages and sport.
Sport at Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School
Dulwich School Cranbrook Prep (5.4 miles); Marlborough House School (5.9 miles); Saint Ronan’s School (6.2 miles).
Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery (7.8 miles); Claremont Primary School (10.2 miles); Etchingham Church of England Primary School (10.4 miles).
Bethany School, Cranbrook (1.8 miles); Benenden School (6.4 miles); Kent College Pembury (9.1 miles).
Cranbrook School (4.3 miles); Skinners’ Kent Academy (9.1 miles); The Skinners’ School (10.9 miles).