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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 11 June 2019Graded inspection: 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 entry102 applications · 55 places offered · 50 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
- 2020 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
- 2019 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
- 2018 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
- 2017 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
- 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 | 55 | 102 | 1.9 | 50 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2025 | 59 | 98 | 1.7 | 55 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 | 59 | 117 | 2.0 | 58 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 72 | 144 | 2.0 | 68 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 89 | 142 | 1.6 | 82 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2021 | 89 | 158 | 1.8 | 92 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2020 | 84 | 148 | 1.8 | 73 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2019 | 83 | 165 | 2.0 | 80 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 90 | 167 | 1.9 | 93 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 | 90 | 203 | 2.3 | 89 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 82% · Writing 82% · Maths 85% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Kent median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74% | 7% | 107 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 9% | 107 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 13% | 106 | 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
- Woodlands Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20241.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · KentGood20232.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · KentGood20222.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
- Good20243.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · Kent20263.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · KentGood20221.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · KentRemains Good20242.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142834 · 886/2079
- Capacity
- 630 pupils · 540 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2016
- Address
- Higham School Lane, Hunt Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4BB
- Local authority
- Kent · Tonbridge and Malling
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources