Free schools · Kent

Bishop Chavasse Primary School

4–11Ages
371Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144634URN

2a Baker Lane, Tonbridge, TN11 0FB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

99 applications for 53 places · 313th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2018

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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 · 5 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

99 applications · 53 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.6; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Kent median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 9 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	53	99	1.9	38	0.72
Sep 2025	60	95	1.6	44	0.73
Sep 2024	41	84	2.1	32	0.78
Sep 2023	38	69	1.8	35	0.92
Sep 2022	60	97	1.6	47	0.78
Sep 2021	60	112	1.9	52	0.87
Sep 2020	58	112	1.9	38	0.66
Sep 2019	53	100	1.9	45	0.85
Sep 2018	52	96	1.9	44	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%211th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	65%	10%	106	105
2023/24	52%	8%	105	103
2022/23

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

Bishop Chavasse Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Royal Rise Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

2026

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
1.9 km · Kent

Good2024

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

2026

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

Good2023

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

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Long Mead Community Primary School
3.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Skinners' Kent Primary School
3.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Capel Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 38%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144634 · 886/2086
Trust: The Tenax Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 371 on roll
Free school meals: 19.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Address: 2a Baker Lane, Tonbridge, TN11 0FB
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

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