St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Tunbridge Wells

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades St Augustine's Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders' work on attendance is having a positive impact."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children make a secure start in Reception."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have created an inclusive culture where pupils feel known, valued and cared for."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders at all levels show deep care for the school and its wider community."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school celebrates its diversity."

Achievement - Needs attention. "The achievement of disadvantaged pupils is variable."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Gaps in some pupils' knowledge are not identified and closed consistently well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff use assessment more effectively to inform future teaching and learning so that it helps pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, to embed key concepts and use knowledge fluently to develop their understanding"; "Leaders should ensure that disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities make rapid progress to achieve well across the curriculum"; "Leaders should sustain the development of a coherent professional learning programme for all staff that builds collective expertise and enables expert teaching across all subjects and phases".

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 81% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put St Augustine's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School are St John's Church of England Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 86% reading, 82% maths); St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 63% maths); St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); and Southborough CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 82% maths).

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is one of 33 schools run by Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership, an academy trust.

55 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (as of April 2026): 69% would recommend the school, 75% say their child is happy there and 36% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (76%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (36%).

62.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (32%), Asian (15%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 41 pupils (17%) received SEN support and 6 (2.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is High Brooms Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School (opposite), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Augustine's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 201 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Augustine's Catholic Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Augustine's Catholic Primary School are Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (0.2 miles), St Gregory's Catholic School (0.3 miles), Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (0.4 miles) and The Skinners' School (0.4 miles).