Academy converter · Kent

St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
367Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
141156URN

Trench Road, Tonbridge, TN11 9NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

75 applications for 37 places · 281st of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%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 · 1 November 2022Ofsted'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

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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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

75 applications · 37 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.6; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School (URN 118773), the previous school.

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	37	75	2.0	33	0.89
Sep 2025	40	71	1.8	38	0.95
Sep 2024	50	90	1.8	44	0.88
Sep 2023	48	102	2.1	44	0.92
Sep 2022	50	84	1.7	46	0.92
Sep 2021	60	119	2.0	58	0.97
Sep 2020	53	103	1.9	47	0.89
Sep 2019	60	97	1.6	59	0.98
Sep 2018	52	95	1.8	50	0.96
Sep 2017	60	137	2.3	69	1.15
Sep 2016	60	129	2.2	56	0.93
Sep 2015	60	102	1.7	54	0.90
Sep 2014 *	58	90	1.6	50	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%20th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard54%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard56%

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	86%	19%	109	109
2023/24	84%	22%	110	109
2022/23	85%	18%	112	110

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

St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Long Mead Community Primary School
0.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Cage Green Primary School
1.0 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Stocks Green Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Hildenborough Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
2.1 km · Kent

Good2024

3.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Sussex Road Community Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

2026

2.6applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Shipbourne School
3.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141156 · 886/3744
Trust: Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 390 pupils · 367 on roll
Free school meals: 10.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2014
Replaced: St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School (URN 118773)
Address: Trench Road, Tonbridge, TN11 9NG
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

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