Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment

School overview

Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment is a primary school serving Tonbridge, Kent, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 418 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment 'Good'. 64% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 2.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 41% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 70 first choices for 58 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 19.7 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.