Community school · Kent

East Peckham Primary School

4–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118290URN

130 Pound Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Dec 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

59 applications for 24 places · 177th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%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 9 December 2025Published 13 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected 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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 December 2025
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
3 July 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

59 applications · 24 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.3; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.2; 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	24	59	2.5	23	0.96
Sep 2025	30	68	2.3	37	1.23
Sep 2024	28	57	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2023	30	61	2.0	37	1.23
Sep 2022	30	55	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2021	26	39	1.5	24	0.92
Sep 2020	20	43	2.2	19	0.95
Sep 2019	26	47	1.8	26	1.00
Sep 2018	21	48	2.3	20	0.95
Sep 2017	29	43	1.5	22	0.76
Sep 2016	23	53	2.3	15	0.65
Sep 2015	29	67	2.3	27	0.93
Sep 2014	19	41	2.2	18	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 66% · Maths 76% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%270th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	59%	7%	109	106
2023/24	57%	10%	107	105
2022/23	57%	3%	108	102

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

East Peckham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.7 km · Kent

Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hadlow Primary School
3.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Paddock Wood
4.2 km · Kent

Good2023

1.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Mereworth Community Primary School
4.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School
4.6 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Capel Primary School
4.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Hunton Church of England Primary School
5.3 km · Kent

2026

3.9applications per place 69%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: 118290 · 886/2164
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 16.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 130 Pound Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5LH
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

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