Bishop Chavasse Primary School

Free schools · Primary school · Tonbridge, Kent
TN11 0FB
Composite score
53.9

School overview

Bishop Chavasse Primary School is a primary school serving Tonbridge, Kent, classified by the DfE as a free school with a Church of England religious character. It has 362 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Bishop Chavasse Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 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 40% 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). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so 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 further down the page.

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National rank
#869
In South East
#194
In Kent
Top 40%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
65%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 362 % FSM ever-6 23.8% % EAL 18.8% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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