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Rusthall St Paul's CofE VA Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Tunbridge Wells · TN4 8RZ

Ages 4–11 · 118 pupils · Kent

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

7.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.2%
Unauthorised2.5%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.7%
Enrolments in measure
111

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

14

Places offered

16

1st-preference offers

14

Total preferences (any rank)
27
Preferred offers (top 3)
14
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill79%

118 pupils · 150 places

Pupils on roll
118
Boys / girls
63 / 55
School capacity
150
Capacity fill
118 / 150 (79%)
Free school meals
35.6%
FSM pupils
42
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Rochester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Lyndsay Smurthwaite

Location

Address
High Street, Rusthall
Postcode
TN4 8RZ
Town
Tunbridge Wells
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 118 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 35.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Rochester.

Open schools in Tunbridge Wells
37
Primary schools in Tunbridge Wells
23
Academies among open schools in Tunbridge Wells
24% (9)
Open schools in TN4
16
Primary in TN4
8
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Tunbridge WellsNear TN4

  • Langton Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Tunbridge Wells · TN3 0JG · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM5.7%
    • Demand1.28

    1.0 miles away

  • The Wells Free School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Free schools · Primary

    Tunbridge Wells · TN4 8FA · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM17.8%
    • Demand0.80

    1.4 miles away

  • Broadwater Down Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Tunbridge Wells · TN2 5RP · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM40.4%
    • Demand0.90

    1.5 miles away

  • Southborough CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Tunbridge Wells · TN4 0JY · Kent

    Ages 5–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM15.4%
    • Demand0.85

    1.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lyndsay Smurthwaite

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