Academy converter · Kent

Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
108Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
151115URN

High Street, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8RZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.6 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

29 applications for 16 places · 325th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

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: Requires improvement · 19 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

19 April 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement · as Rusthall St Paul's CofE VA Primary School, URN 135164
22 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Rusthall St Paul's CofE VA Primary School, URN 135164

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Kent median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.7; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2023 1.9; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
2022 2.6; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 2.1; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Rusthall St Paul's CofE VA Primary School (URN 135164), 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	16	29	1.8	15	0.94
Sep 2025	13	23	1.8	12	0.92
Sep 2024 *	16	27	1.7	14	0.88
Sep 2023 *	14	27	1.9	13	0.93
Sep 2022 *	13	34	2.6	11	0.85
Sep 2021 *	26	42	1.6	25	0.96
Sep 2020 *	21	44	2.1	20	0.95
Sep 2019 *	15	31	2.1	15	1.00
Sep 2018 *	24	40	1.7	18	0.75
Sep 2017 *	30	53	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2016 *	31	45	1.5	30	0.97
Sep 2015 *	27	34	1.3	26	0.96
Sep 2014 *	38	45	1.2	29	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 65% → 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 standard75%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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%	0%	104	101
2023/24	61%	0%	105	101
2022/23	40%	10%	101	101

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

Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Kent

2026

3.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Langton Green Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Good2024

2.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2022
The Wells Free School
2.3 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Broadwater Down Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Good2023

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Southborough CofE Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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: 151115 · 886/3913
Trust: Inspire Academy Movement Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 150 pupils · 108 on roll
Free school meals: 50.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Rusthall St Paul's CofE VA Primary School (URN 135164)
Address: High Street, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8RZ
Local authority: Kent · Tunbridge Wells

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