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EnglandSouth EastTunbridge WellsTN1 2EYSt Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
Primary

St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School

Primary

Tunbridge Wells · Tunbridge Wells · TN1 2EY www.st-barnabas.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
206
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
39%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
39%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+12pp
67%59%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
11%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
206
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
39%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Quarry Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2EY
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%7%80%30%70%10%73%20%93%77%106.0105.0107.017%206
2023/2455%7%76%17%66%14%62%28%79%69%104.0103.0105.020%204
2022/2363%7%80%37%70%17%73%27%80%83%107.0104.0106.0-0.30-2.70-2.5012%202
2018/1950%3%60%20%70%20%67%13%77%70%101.0101.0103.0-3.00-1.30-3.707%208
2017/1863%11%74%30%70%15%70%37%89%85%106.0105.0108.0+0.80-0.80+1.207%201
2016/1752%10%62%34%86%24%55%24%90%66%103.0102.0105.0+1.00+3.20-0.8010%206

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
2024/2520621.517%39%34%6%15%
2023/2420421.320%41%34%6%15%
2022/2320220.812%43%34%8%23%
2021/2219822.88%42%35%6%18%
2020/2119723.24%38%31%
2018/1920820.57%34%26%4%10%
2017/1820120.37%31%23%5%15%
2016/1720620.210%32%24%4%8%

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