Southborough CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Tunbridge Wells, Kent·TN4 0JY
Composite score
69.6
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#1,818
National rank
#257
In South East
#70
In Kent
Top 12%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
73%
% achieving higher RWM
19%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
72 first choices, 77 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
144
any preference, for 77 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.05
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9020220.8620230.8120240.8920250.942026

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

Every child who put Southborough CofE Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
621
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
18.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,977
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Southborough CofE Primary School

Southborough CofE 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 621 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Southborough CofE Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 72 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 20.3 pupils per teacher. Southborough CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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