Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Southborough CofE Primary School

5–11Ages
631Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118712URN

Broomhill Park Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0JY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

144 applications for 77 places · 313th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

Inspection history

27 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 March 2014
Graded inspection: 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Kent median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

144 applications · 77 places offered · 72 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.0; 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	77	144	1.9	72	0.94
Sep 2025	90	176	2.0	80	0.89
Sep 2024	89	164	1.8	72	0.81
Sep 2023	90	177	2.0	77	0.86
Sep 2022	82	145	1.8	74	0.90
Sep 2021	88	149	1.7	80	0.91
Sep 2020	75	143	1.9	70	0.93
Sep 2019	90	165	1.8	91	1.01
Sep 2018	90	178	2.0	78	0.87
Sep 2017	90	162	1.8	73	0.81
Sep 2016	90	197	2.2	80	0.89
Sep 2015	90	188	2.1	74	0.82
Sep 2014	90	182	2.0	69	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 81% · Maths 82% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%112th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	73%	19%	108	107
2023/24	72%	14%	108	106
2022/23	80%	16%	109	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

Southborough CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

2026

3.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
1.8 km · Kent

2026

3.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Wells Free School
2.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118712 · 886/3297
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 630 pupils · 631 on roll
Free school meals: 15.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Broomhill Park Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0JY
Local authority: Kent · Tunbridge Wells

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