Academy sponsor led · Kent

Royal Rise Primary School

5–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144615URN

Royal Rise, Tonbridge, TN9 2DQ

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.6 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

67 applications for 22 places · 84th 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

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 26 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
14 September 2021
Graded 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 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Kent median (2.4) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

67 applications · 22 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 3.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.1; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.2; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 0.9; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as St Stephen's (Tonbridge) Primary School (URN 118578), 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	22	67	3.1	18	0.82
Sep 2025	30	79	2.6	24	0.80
Sep 2024	26	68	2.6	22	0.85
Sep 2023	24	74	3.1	17	0.71
Sep 2022	30	71	2.4	25	0.83
Sep 2021	30	58	1.9	19	0.63
Sep 2020	30	53	1.8	17	0.57
Sep 2019	20	33	1.7	15	0.75
Sep 2018	13	26	2.0	8	0.62
Sep 2017 *	30	36	1.2	17	0.57
Sep 2016 *	30	39	1.3	19	0.63
Sep 2015 *	17	40	2.4	13	0.76
Sep 2014 *	38	34	0.9	18	0.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → 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 standard80%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard63%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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%	17%	107	111
2023/24	43%	10%	103	104
2022/23	63%	3%	106	105

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

Royal Rise Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bishop Chavasse Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Good2022

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
1.2 km · Kent

Good2024

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

2026

2.6applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Cage Green Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Long Mead Community Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
3.2 km · Kent

Good2022

2.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Stocks Green Primary School
3.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 56%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144615 · 886/2085
Trust: Cygnus Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 35.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: St Stephen's (Tonbridge) Primary School (URN 118578)
Address: Royal Rise, Tonbridge, TN9 2DQ
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

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