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EnglandSouth EastTonbridge and MallingTN9 2TPSussex Road Community Primary School
Primary

Sussex Road Community Primary School

Primary

Tonbridge and Malling · Tonbridge · TN9 2TP http://www.sussex-road.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
420
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
32%
RWM higher · 2024/25
420
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
32%
RWM higher · 2024/25
420
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sussex Road Community Primary School · Primary · Kent

Finance£5629 spend / pupil£5596 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
85%
-3pp
88%83%77%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 85%
RWM higher standard
32%
+2pp
32%29%25%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 32%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
37%
Maths expected standard
94%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
81%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
40%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
110.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 104.19
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
420
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Sussex Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2TP
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
2024/2585%32%92%52%90%37%94%47%94%81%110.0109.0108.017%420
2023/2488%30%92%48%90%43%97%52%92%85%110.0109.0109.018%412
2022/2380%28%88%55%85%37%83%42%95%83%110.0107.0107.0+3.20+2.70+2.1015%418
2018/1977%25%80%43%90%37%92%45%83%88%107.0108.0109.0+2.90+3.50+3.6013%446
2017/1880%25%84%46%84%33%85%36%85%80%108.0106.0108.0+2.70+1.70+1.9012%447
2016/1768%13%75%25%82%17%85%28%88%87%105.0106.0108.0-0.20-0.10+1.0011%444

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
2024/2542023.417%20%10%3%5%
2023/2441221.018%18%10%4%6%
2022/2341821.915%16%14%4%9%
2021/2244921.614%17%15%6%14%
2020/2144722.715%20%14%
2018/1944624.313%16%12%3%6%
2017/1844722.912%14%12%3%5%
2016/1744423.911%13%13%3%4%

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