Sussex Road Community Primary School

KentCommunity school

Sussex Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2TP

Headteacher: Mrs Sarah MilesSchool website ↗Pupils: 420 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
70% of first-choice applicants offered a place
85%
Reading, Writing & Maths
70%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
85.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
32.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 92%·Writing 90%·Maths 94%All three 85%
Reading
Expected92%
Exceeding52%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected94%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
86
How many got their first choice?
60of 86 (69.8%)
How many applied in total?
175

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
15.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
19.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
23.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
214 girls, 206 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 88% (2023/24), currently 85%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1657.0%8.0%-0.5-0.5-1.9
2016/1768.0%13.0%-0.2-0.1+1.0
2017/1880.0%25.0%+2.7+1.7+1.9
2018/1977.0%25.0%+2.9+3.5+3.6
2022/2380.0%28.0%+3.2+2.7+2.1
2023/2488.0%30.0%---
2024/2585.0%32.0%---
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