SCHOOL PROFILE

Ditton Church of England Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 150156
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 256 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

29 October 2019
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Kent
Trust ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 211 211 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 105 49.8% of pupils
Male pupils 106 50.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.9%
5.1 pts above England
School 29.9%
Tonbridge and Malling 17.7%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.5%
10.8 pts below England
School 9.5%
Tonbridge and Malling 8.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.8%
1.8 pts above England
School 2.8%
Tonbridge and Malling 2.8%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.7%
166
Any other White background
5.7%
12
Gypsy / Roma
3.8%
8
Any other ethnic group
2.4%
5
Any other Asian background
1.4%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.4% 41 of 211 pupils
1.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.4%
Tonbridge and Malling 18.6%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.1% 36 pupils
England 14.8% 2.3 pts above
EHC plans 2.4% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Speech, language & communication 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
No specialist assessment yet 4
Specific learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

44.0% 16.4 pts below England
School 44.0%
Tonbridge and Malling 62.7%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
Tonbridge and Malling 76.3%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

64.0%

6.3 pts below England

School 64.0%
Tonbridge and Malling 73.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

53.0%

19.0 pts below England

School 53.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.84%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.62 pts higher than England
School 6.84%
Tonbridge and Malling 6.01%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.98%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.16 pts higher than England
School 22.98%
Tonbridge and Malling 15.90%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.70%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.10 pts lower than England
School 1.70%
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

82.4% 5.8 pts below England
Ditton Church of England Junior School
82.4%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information