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Tunbury Primary School

Community school · Chatham · ME5 9HY

Ages 4–11 · 501 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-07

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)64%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.3%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
530

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

58

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
106
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
59
Offers to outside-LA applicants
29

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 fill80%

501 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
501
Boys / girls
253 / 248
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
501 / 630 (80%)
Free school meals
12.4%
FSM pupils
62
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 Ruth Austin

Location

Address
Tunbury Avenue, Walderslade
Postcode
ME5 9HY
Town
Chatham
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 Chatham, Kent, 501 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.4%.

Open schools in Chatham
34
Primary schools in Chatham
22
Academies among open schools in Chatham
68% (23)
Open schools in ME5
19
Primary in ME5
12
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 ChathamNear ME5

  • Walderslade Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chatham · ME5 8BJ · Medway

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM14.9%
    • Demand1.07

    0.7 miles away

  • Lordswood School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Chatham · ME5 8NN · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM22.4%
    • Demand1.12

    0.9 miles away

  • Oaklands School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chatham · ME5 0QS · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM40.7%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

  • Swingate Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Chatham · ME5 8TJ · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM9.4%
    • Demand1.04

    1.0 miles away

  • Horsted Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chatham · ME5 9TF · Medway

    Ages 7–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM20.8%

    1.2 miles away

  • Horsted Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chatham · ME5 9TF · Medway

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM6.9%
    • Demand0.95

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ruth Austin
Telephone
01634863085
Website
www.tunbury.kent.sch.uk

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