Langton Green Primary School

Community school·Primary school Tunbridge Wells, Kent·TN3 0JG
Composite score
63.0
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#3,141
National rank
#442
In South East
#112
In Kent
Top 21%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
88%
% achieving higher RWM
5%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
98%
55 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
0.92
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
130
any preference, for 60 places
Applications from another council area
7%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.28
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1320221.0320231.2820241.2020250.922026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Kent does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Langton Green Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
425
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
5.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
6.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,160
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

Langton Green Primary School is a primary school serving Tunbridge Wells, Kent, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 425 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Langton Green Primary School 'Good'. 88% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 21% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 98% of the families who made Langton Green Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 22.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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.

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