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EnglandSouth EastTunbridge WellsTN4 0JYSouthborough CofE Primary School
Primary

Southborough CofE Primary School

Primary

Tunbridge Wells · Tunbridge Wells · TN4 0JY http://www.southborough.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
621
cap. 630
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
621
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
621
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Southborough CofE Primary School · Primary · Kent

Finance£5977 spend / pupil£6061 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+1pp
80%69%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
19%
+5pp
19%17%14%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
86%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
44%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.19
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
621
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
19%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Broomhill Park Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0JY
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
2024/2573%19%87%42%81%23%82%36%94%86%108.0107.0109.017%621
2023/2472%14%87%40%86%26%80%26%84%86%108.0106.0109.019%614
2022/2380%16%86%51%85%20%85%45%82%86%109.0108.0110.0+1.50+1.00+1.3017%615
2018/1975%17%83%33%92%28%83%33%90%87%107.0107.0107.0-0.50-0.20-0.909%573
2017/1857%18%70%32%93%38%73%30%93%77%105.0104.0106.0-1.60+2.50-1.008%552
2016/1780%23%82%38%93%30%88%33%92%87%107.0107.0109.0+0.50+1.50+0.308%531

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
2024/2562120.617%19%15%5%11%
2023/2461419.619%16%17%5%12%
2022/2361520.317%14%18%6%13%
2021/2260420.412%13%18%7%22%
2020/2160821.312%15%16%
2018/1957322.59%14%14%4%10%
2017/1855223.38%14%15%4%6%
2016/1753122.08%16%15%4%7%

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