Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Tunbridge Wells

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 87% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as their first choice and 95 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are Southborough CofE Primary School (1 mile, Good, 87% reading, 82% maths); Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.4 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 90% maths); St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 67% reading, 74% maths); and St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 63% maths).

Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

5.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 10% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 12 pupils (6%) received SEN support and 3 (1.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is High Brooms Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 9 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and arson and drug offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are St Gregory's Catholic School (1.4 miles), Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (1.5 miles) and Leigh Academy Tonbridge (1.8 miles).