Community school · Kent

Tunbury Primary School

4–11Ages
501Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118493URN

Tunbury Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.6 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

110 applications for 60 places · 320th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 7 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Kent median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

110 applications · 60 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.3; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.8; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.8; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 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	110	1.8	63	1.05
Sep 2025	55	104	1.9	51	0.93
Sep 2024	60	106	1.8	58	0.97
Sep 2023	61	101	1.7	58	0.95
Sep 2022	65	103	1.6	63	0.97
Sep 2021	69	119	1.7	66	0.96
Sep 2020	90	139	1.5	86	0.96
Sep 2019	86	114	1.3	64	0.74
Sep 2018	90	141	1.6	76	0.84
Sep 2017	89	136	1.5	72	0.81
Sep 2016	90	163	1.8	83	0.92
Sep 2015	90	155	1.7	80	0.89
Sep 2014	80	144	1.8	77	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 69% · Maths 72% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%287th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	57%	3%	106	103
2023/24	64%	6%	106	104
2022/23	72%	7%	107	104

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

Tunbury Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Walderslade Primary School
1.1 km · Medway

Remains Good · improving2024

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Lordswood School
1.4 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Oaklands School
1.5 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Medway

Not yet inspected

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
Swingate Primary School
1.6 km · Medway

Remains Good · improving2024
Horsted Junior School
1.9 km · Medway

Remains Good2023
Horsted Infant School
2.0 km · Medway

Good2023

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118493 · 886/2530
Capacity: 630 pupils · 501 on roll
Free school meals: 12.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Tunbury Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9HY
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

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