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Pembury School

Primary

Tunbridge Wells · Tunbridge Wells · TN2 4EB http://www.pembury.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
408
cap. 510
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
408
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
408
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 23/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Pembury School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+2pp
74%64%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
5%
-8pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
42%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
408
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Lower Green Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4EB
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%5%90%45%72%8%82%27%95%85%109.0106.0108.08%408
2023/2465%13%77%32%70%28%77%23%85%68%106.0106.0105.011%399
2022/2354%3%71%19%78%15%66%12%93%63%103.0102.0103.0-0.60+0.70-1.509%404
2018/1974%13%85%52%85%15%77%27%100%85%108.0105.0107.0+1.90-1.40-1.308%433
2017/1863%6%77%37%87%17%74%13%94%78%105.0103.0105.0-1.60-1.40-3.107%477
2016/1772%8%84%39%85%15%85%23%90%84%107.0104.0107.0+1.00-0.90-1.708%492

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
2024/2540823.48%10%12%4%6%
2023/2439923.211%10%12%4%9%
2022/2340421.39%13%12%5%13%
2021/2239923.810%13%11%5%12%
2020/2140624.28%12%10%
2018/1943324.08%13%6%3%4%
2017/1847722.07%13%8%4%5%
2016/1749224.18%11%7%3%4%

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