Community school · Kent

Claremont Primary School

5–11Ages
436Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118456URN

Banner Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.5 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

178 applications for 60 places · 95th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Kent median (2.4) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

178 applications · 60 places offered · 77 named it first

2026 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.3; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.3; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 3.1; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.6; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.5; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.4; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 of 13 years.

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	178	3.0	77	1.28
Sep 2025	59	170	2.9	68	1.15
Sep 2024	60	181	3.0	79	1.32
Sep 2023	60	200	3.3	86	1.43
Sep 2022	60	197	3.3	89	1.48
Sep 2021	60	219	3.7	114	1.90
Sep 2020	59	194	3.3	88	1.49
Sep 2019	60	186	3.1	91	1.52
Sep 2018	59	154	2.6	76	1.29
Sep 2017	60	163	2.7	84	1.40
Sep 2016	60	208	3.5	96	1.60
Sep 2015	60	222	3.7	92	1.53
Sep 2014	60	201	3.4	90	1.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 80% · Maths 94% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%54th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard63%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth48%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard56%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	80%	34%	111	110
2023/24	80%	30%	109	107
2022/23	78%	29%	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

Claremont Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Good2024

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
The Wells Free School
1.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Broadwater Down Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Good2023

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2022
Skinners' Temple Grove
2.2 km · Kent

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.3applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
2.4 km · Kent

2026

3.1applications per place 67%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: 118456 · 886/2465
Capacity: 436 pupils · 436 on roll
Free school meals: 3.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Banner Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5EB
Local authority: Kent · Tunbridge Wells

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