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

Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School has 194 pupils on roll.

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

Yes — Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England 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 Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School was 3.616 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.

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

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 82.5% of pupils at Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

How close did you need to live?

3.616miles

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 Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England 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 and Internationally Adopted Previously Looked After Children — The first oversubscription criterion must always be Looked After, Previously Looked After and Internationally Adopted Previously Looked After Children (LAC, PLAC, IAPLAC), as defined in the document.
2Vulnerable Children — Children can be classified as vulnerable if they fall into groups including: children of families with confirmed refugee status; children with physical or medical needs supported by evidence from a senior clinical medical officer, doctor, social worker or specialist; children where a parent has a disability making travel to a different school very challenging (with evidence); children whose parent(s) are serving in the regular UK armed forces, or were serving in the past 3 years, or are in receipt of a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme/War Pensions Scheme due to a parent's death on active service.
3Sibling Link — Siblings of pupils attending the school at the time of application. 'Sibling' includes natural, half, adopted, step or other children living in the same household who will be living with them at the same address at the date of entry to the school. The sibling link is maintained if the family lives at the same address as when the first child was admitted, has moved to an address less than 4 miles from the school, or has moved closer to the school than the original address.
4Children of Staff — Children of staff will be considered where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Children living within the Parish of Sissinghurst — Children whose home address is within the designated area of the parish of Sissinghurst, as shown on the map in Appendix 2.
6Faith Based — Children who regularly attend public worship at any Church of England or church based on a Trinitarian theology. Those attending Trinity Church in Sissinghurst are given priority within this criterion, followed by children attending other churches. 'Regular' means attendance at least sixteen times in the twenty-four months immediately prior to application. A completed Supplementary Information Form, co-signed by a member of the clergy or other designated church officer, is required.
7Children living outside of Sissinghurst — Children whose home address is outside the designated area of the parish of Sissinghurst.
8Nearness of children's homes to school — Distance between the child's permanent home address and the school, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point.

If two applications tie: Where more than one child falls into a criterion, they will be ranked by proximity to the school and priority will be given to children whose home address is closest to school, measured as a straight line using the NLPG address point. In the event that two or more children have the same distance from school, they will be ranked randomly via a supervised drawing of lots by an independent responsible person of good standing.

PAN is reduced according to the number of children admitted under an EHCP naming the school before oversubscription criteria are applied. Multiple birth applicants (e.g. twins) may result in the PAN being increased at KS2 (with LA permission at KS1) to avoid splitting siblings.

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.