St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Tunbridge Wells, Kent
TN1 2EY
Composite score
51.7

About St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School

St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School is a primary school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 206 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 12.0 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 in the top 45% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Barnabas CofE VA 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 further down the page.

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#6,630
National rank
#998
In South East
#216
In Kent
Top 45%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

School profile

Pupils on roll 206 % FSM ever-6 34.0% % EAL 39.3% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

Nearby primary schools

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