Voluntary aided school · Kent

Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118607URN

Langton Road, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0NP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.8per place

2.4 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

144 applications for 30 places · 6th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

4.8applications per place, Reception

2.4 above Kent median (2.4) 2.6 above England median (2.2)

144 applications · 30 places offered · 44 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.8; Kent median median 2.4
2025 4.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 4.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 4.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 4.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.6; Kent median median 2.2
2019 4.2; Kent median median 2.1
2018 6.3; Kent median median 2.1
2017 5.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 6.3; Kent median median 2.5
2015 6.2; Kent median median 2.4
2014 5.0; 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	30	144	4.8	44	1.47
Sep 2025	30	140	4.7	39	1.30
Sep 2024	30	147	4.9	35	1.17
Sep 2023	30	132	4.4	36	1.20
Sep 2022	30	127	4.2	35	1.17
Sep 2021	30	95	3.2	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	109	3.6	46	1.53
Sep 2019	30	126	4.2	36	1.20
Sep 2018	20	125	6.3	30	1.50
Sep 2017	20	116	5.8	27	1.35
Sep 2016	20	126	6.3	25	1.25
Sep 2015	20	123	6.2	27	1.35
Sep 2014	20	99	5.0	27	1.35

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%44th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard84%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 114 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth39%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard45%

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	81%	29%	114	109
2023/24	81%	16%	111	107
2022/23	83%	17%	111	108

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

Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Requires improvement2023

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
2.0 km · Kent

2026

3.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Langton Green Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Good2024

2.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Southborough CofE Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Fordcombe Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

6.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
3.2 km · Kent

2026

3.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
The Wells Free School
3.3 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118607 · 886/3042
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 5.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Langton Road, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0NP
Local authority: Kent · Tunbridge Wells

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