Bishop Chavasse Primary School, Tonbridge

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a welcoming, exciting and nurturing 2-form entry Church of England Primary school located in the heart of Tonbridge, Kent. We were established in 2017. We benefit from a new purpose-built school building with 3 playgrounds, a developing Forest School and have links with 2 local churches."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £1.20 per session.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Bishop Chavasse Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 66% in reading and 66% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Bishop Chavasse Primary School as their first choice and 99 named it as one of their preferences, for 53 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 Bishop Chavasse Primary School are Royal Rise Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 87% maths); Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment (1.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 67% maths); Sussex Road Community Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 92% reading, 94% maths); and Cage Green Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 67% reading, 60% maths).

Bishop Chavasse Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Bishop Chavasse Primary School is one of 9 schools run by The Tenax Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

25.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (69%), Mixed (10%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 55 pupils (14.8%) received SEN support and 6 (1.6%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Tonbridge Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

In 2024/25, Bishop Chavasse Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Bishop Chavasse Primary School are Hillview School for Girls (0.3 miles), Weald of Kent Grammar School (0.5 miles), Tonbridge Grammar School (0.7 miles) and The Judd School (1.2 miles).