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Ightham Primary School

Primary

Tonbridge and Malling · Sevenoaks · TN15 9DD

Pupils
210
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
3 Mar 2020
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
17 Jan 2019
Short inspection
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4 Feb 2015
Full inspectionGood
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15 Jan 2013
Interim assessment
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Tonbridge and Malling. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
73%
+10pp
LA
63%
England
63%
88%76%63%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
10%
+3pp
LA
10%
England
8%
21%14%7%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
98%
Would recommend
98%
Responses
87
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

98%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

98%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

98%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

26%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

99%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

65%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

94%

Q9. My child does well at this school

96%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

97%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

98%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

99%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

97%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

98%

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
53%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
83%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
37%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
210
cap. 210
210205200
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Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
LA AVG 20.68:1
22.919.816.7
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EAL
6%
LA AVG 13.81%
6%4%2%
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FSM eligible
4%
LA AVG 27.09%
4%3%2%
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SEN
7%
LA AVG 17.42%
14%10%7%
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Overall absence
3%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%3%
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Persistent absence
3%
LA
15%
England
13%
14%9%3%
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Overview

AddressOldbury Lane, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9DD
Website
Telephone
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
Religious characterDoes not apply

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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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2573%10%210
2023/2463%7%208
2022/2376%21%+0.70+1.70-0.50209
2018/1968%18%-0.60+0.00-0.30202
2017/1888%15%+2.10+1.80+1.80200
2016/1777%20%+2.50+2.20+1.00209
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2590%53%83%20%77%40%93%83%109.0106.0107.07%
2023/2470%23%73%17%77%20%93%77%104.0104.0102.08%
2022/2386%41%93%28%86%41%86%86%108.0106.0107.07%
2018/1971%36%82%25%82%32%86%82%105.0106.0107.07%
2017/1896%38%96%35%96%35%96%92%109.0108.0110.08%
2016/1783%50%93%33%87%43%100%93%108.0107.0109.09%

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
2024/2521022.97%6%4%3%3%
2023/2420820.18%4%4%4%6%
2022/2320916.77%6%3%4%5%
2021/2220020.910%4%4%6%14%
2020/2120721.614%2%2%
2018/1920218.97%4%2%4%4%
2017/1820018.88%6%2%4%6%
2016/1720920.09%6%2%4%6%

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