Sussex Road Community Primary School, Tonbridge
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at helping all children thrive academically and personally. From early years through to leaving the school, pupils benefit from excellent teaching, a carefully planned curriculum, and strong support tailored to their individual needs. The school creates an inclusive, joyful environment where pupils develop confidence, resilience and a genuine love of learning.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve highly in national tests with strong understanding and fluency across all subjects
- Excellent early years provision with strong phonics teaching and high-quality interactions
- Robust inclusion systems that enable disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND to make strong progress
- Well-sequenced personal development programme supporting emotional and wider development
- Consistent, high-quality teaching with strong subject knowledge across the school
Areas for Improvement
- Attendance for some disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND has declined, with persistent absence increasing
- Movement around the school is occasionally not orderly and pupils sometimes need reminders about behaviour expectations
- Monitoring and challenge of attendance by governors lacks precision
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with leaders establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips, visits, artistic projects, community initiatives, police visits, cooking sessions, creative and cultural opportunities, sporting activities
Sussex Road Community Primary School is a strong performing primary school where pupils achieve highly across all year groups through a carefully sequenced curriculum and consistently high-quality teaching. Leaders have established a positive culture focused on inclusion, wellbeing and academic success.
At a Glance
8.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 92%. Maths has remained stable at around 94%. Writing has remained stable at around 90%.
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
30.1
KS2
14
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
422 pupils
420 capacity
2 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Tonbridge
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Tonbridge
Admissions Demand - Kent
Places available
19,144
Applications
16,524
Got 1st preference
90.6%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Kent (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.38641%
Overall absence
4.8913%
Persistent absence
368
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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