Community school · Kent

Sussex Road Community Primary School

5–11Ages
422Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118286URN

Sussex Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2TP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

158 applications for 60 places · 143rd of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 31 March 2026Published 17 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

31 March 2026
Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
24 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

158 applications · 60 places offered · 74 named it first

2026 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.0; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.7; Kent median median 2.3

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	158	2.6	74	1.23
Sep 2025	60	175	2.9	86	1.43
Sep 2024	60	140	2.3	64	1.07
Sep 2023	60	151	2.5	62	1.03
Sep 2022	61	148	2.4	76	1.25
Sep 2021	60	169	2.8	80	1.33
Sep 2020	60	181	3.0	94	1.57
Sep 2019	60	126	2.1	59	0.98
Sep 2018	60	146	2.4	60	1.00
Sep 2017	60	169	2.8	82	1.37
Sep 2016	60	159	2.7	80	1.33
Sep 2015	90	155	1.7	76	0.84
Sep 2014	59	158	2.7	61	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 90% · Maths 94% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%24th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth37%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	85%	32%	110	109
2023/24	88%	30%	110	109
2022/23	80%	28%	110	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Sussex Road Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
1.1 km · Kent

Good2024

3.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Royal Rise Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

2026

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bishop Chavasse Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Good2022

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Stocks Green Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Long Mead Community Primary School
2.6 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Cage Green Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Good2022

2.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118286 · 886/2156
Capacity: 420 pupils · 422 on roll
Free school meals: 8.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Sussex Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2TP
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources