OFSTED
25 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
388
388 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
193
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
195
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.1 pts
below England
School
22.7%
Tonbridge and Malling
17.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.9 pts
below England
School
5.4%
Tonbridge and Malling
8.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Tonbridge and Malling
2.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.4%
316
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
18
African
2.6%
10
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
10
Unclassified
2.1%
8
Any other White background
1.8%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.6%
76 of
388 pupils
1.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
49.0%
11.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Reading
13.8 pts below England
School
60.0%
Tonbridge and Malling
76.3%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
66.0%
Writing
4.3 pts below England
School
66.0%
Tonbridge and Malling
73.3%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Maths
15.0 pts below England
School
57.0%
Tonbridge and Malling
73.0%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.82%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.61 pts
higher than
England
School
6.82%
Tonbridge and Malling
6.01%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.78%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.97 pts
higher than
England
School
19.78%
Tonbridge and Malling
15.90%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.07%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.26 pts
higher than
England
School
4.07%
Tonbridge and Malling
1.60%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
92.4%
4.2 pts
above England
Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
92.4%
Tonbridge and Malling
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.