St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

About St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 333 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. 59% 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 fallen by 9.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 49% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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 further down the page.