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EnglandSouth EastTunbridge WellsTN12 7NYBrenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School
Primary

Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School

Primary

Tunbridge Wells · Tonbridge · TN12 7NY www.bmprimary.org.uk

Pupils
204
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
204
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
204
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
67%
-19pp
86%69%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
19%
+8pp
19%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
48%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
96%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
204
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Market Heath, Brenchley, Tonbridge, TN12 7NY
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2567%19%81%48%85%19%74%33%96%70%107.0106.0105.011%204
2023/2486%11%93%50%86%14%89%46%93%75%108.0107.0105.010%195
2022/2365%13%84%29%77%13%84%29%100%68%106.0106.0105.0+0.10-0.70+0.1010%196
2018/1952%9%74%22%87%22%70%9%100%70%103.0103.0102.0-1.50+1.00-1.9012%179
2017/1865%0%75%30%85%0%70%15%85%55%107.0103.0102.0+1.00-1.30-2.20165
2016/1780%7%87%37%90%7%83%23%100%80%107.0104.0106.0+2.50+0.10-0.2016%177

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520422.711%3%13%5%12%
2023/2419521.210%3%11%5%16%
2022/2319622.310%3%10%6%17%
2021/2219234.99%3%14%9%22%
2020/2117423.29%2%9%
2018/1917916.312%2%6%5%10%
2017/1816.35%8%
2016/1717716.216%4%13%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.