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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 October 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 10 February 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Fordcombe Church of England Primary School, URN 118719
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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 entry27 applications · 4 places offered · 4 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 6.8; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 3.6; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 5.0; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 2.8; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 6.3; Kent median median 2.2
- 2020 3.0; Kent median median 2.2
- 2019 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
- 2018 1.9; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 2.2; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 2.1; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.7; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Kent median
Dashed bars: as Fordcombe Church of England Primary School (URN 118719), 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 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2024 | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2023 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2021 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2020 | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 7 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2018 * | 15 | 29 | 1.9 | 12 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2017 * | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2016 * | 15 | 32 | 2.1 | 9 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2015 * | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 12 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2014 * | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 6 | 0.75 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 77% · Writing 85% · Maths 69% → all three 62% 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 | 62% | 23% | 107 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 13% | 105 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 100% | 29% | 110 | 107 |
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
- Fordcombe Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20226.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · KentGood20242.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- Graded · no overall grade20254.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · KentRequires improvement20231.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20223.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 3.5 km · East SussexGood20232.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · Kent20263.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20223.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · KentRemains Good2022
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 146400 · 886/3313
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 57 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2018
- Replaced
- Fordcombe Church of England Primary School (URN 118719)
- Address
- The Green, Fordcombe, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0RY
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources