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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 118313

Staplehurst School

Community school · Tonbridge · TN12 0LZ

Ages 4–11 · 398 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-01-25

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)45%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.0%
Unauthorised3.2%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
363

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

46

Places offered

48

1st-preference offers

46

Total preferences (any rank)
76
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
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 fill76%

398 pupils · 525 places

Pupils on roll
398
Boys / girls
196 / 202
School capacity
525
Capacity fill
398 / 525 (76%)
Free school meals
22.4%
FSM pupils
89
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
Mrs Lucy Wall

Location

Address
Gybbon Rise, Staplehurst
Postcode
TN12 0LZ
Town
Tonbridge
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Maidstone
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

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, 398 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 22.4%.

Open schools in Tonbridge
37
Primary schools in Tonbridge
22
Academies among open schools in Tonbridge
35% (13)
Open schools in TN12
10
Primary in TN12
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 TonbridgeNear TN12

  • Leigh Academy Marden

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Tonbridge · TN12 9JX · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM33.1%
    • Demand0.98

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lucy Wall
Telephone
01580891765
Website
www.staplehurstschool.co.uk/

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