How many pupils attend Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 176 pupils on roll.

What ages does Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School take?

Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

How do I apply to Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How close do you need to live to get into Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was 2.726 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

When Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children / previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children or previously Looked After Children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (defined overleaf); 2. Practising Christian families in specified parishes — Children of parent(s) (defined overleaf) or carer(s) who live in the Ecclesiastical Parishes of Hever, Four Elms, Markbeech and Cowden, whose families are practising Christians (defined overleaf); 3. Siblings — Siblings (defined overleaf) of children on roll at 31st August 2027, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Please note that in the event of one particular category being over-subscribed, priority will be given to children who live nearest to the school. ... In the event of a tie-breaker situation, when more than one applicant has the same distance from home to school (as measured by the LA), then the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place. This process will be independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.9% of pupils at Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

How close did you need to live?

2.726miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children / previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children or previously Looked After Children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (defined overleaf).
2Practising Christian families in specified parishes — Children of parent(s) (defined overleaf) or carer(s) who live in the Ecclesiastical Parishes of Hever, Four Elms, Markbeech and Cowden, whose families are practising Christians (defined overleaf).
3Siblings — Siblings (defined overleaf) of children on roll at 31st August 2027.
4Non-practising families in specified parishes desiring a Church school — Children who live in the Ecclesiastical Parishes of Hever, Four Elms, Markbeech and Cowden whose families are not practising Christians (defined overleaf) but desire a place for their child within a Church school and will accept and positively uphold the Christian character and ethos of the school.
5Children of staff — Children of members of the teaching staff of the school, provided the member of staff has a contract of employment at the school at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
6Practising Christian families outside the parishes — Children of parent(s) or carer(s) from outside the areas described in (B) whose families are practising Christians (defined overleaf).
7Medical, Health, Social and Special Access needs — Medical, Health, Social and Special Access needs (subject to recommendation and confirmation by a medical practitioner) (defined overleaf).
8All others — All others.

If two applications tie: Please note that in the event of one particular category being over-subscribed, priority will be given to children who live nearest to the school. ... In the event of a tie-breaker situation, when more than one applicant has the same distance from home to school (as measured by the LA), then the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place. This process will be independently verified.

Before the application of over-subscription criteria, children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names the school will be admitted; the PAN is reduced accordingly before other criteria are applied. Nearness within a category is measured by straight-line distance using NLPG address points.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.