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Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment

Community school · Tonbridge · TN9 1HR

Ages 4–11 · 419 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.38 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-05

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.3%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
365

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

1.38 · Competitive

1st preferences

83

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
204
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

419 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
419
Boys / girls
223 / 196
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
419 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
16.2%
FSM pupils
68
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Viki Garrett

Location

Address
The Slade
Postcode
TN9 1HR
Town
Tonbridge
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
7 on roll / 10 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Tonbridge, Kent, 419 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.2%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

Open schools in Tonbridge
37
Primary schools in Tonbridge
22
Academies among open schools in Tonbridge
35% (13)
Open schools in TN9
9
Primary in TN9
3
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.

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    • KS288%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM8.3%
    • Demand1.07

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  • Royal Rise Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    • KS243%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM35.3%
    • Demand0.85

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    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM60.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Bishop Chavasse Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM19.7%
    • Demand0.78

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  • Cage Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM52.4%
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  • Stocks Green Primary School

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM6.0%
    • Demand0.88

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  • Woodlands Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM25.2%
    • Demand0.98

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Viki Garrett
Telephone
01732350354
Website
www.slade.kent.sch.uk

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