Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Tunbridge Wells. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Spring Lane, Tunbridge Wells

School Information

Address: Spring Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0UE
Website: http://www.bidborough.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01892529333
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Burton
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118598

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 198
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.5
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.5
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Spring Lane , Bidborough TN3 0UE
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Southborough CofE Primary School
Broomhill Park Road , Southborough TN4 0JY
3out of 4 1,740 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Langton Road , Speldhurst TN3 0NP
4out of 4 2,397 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Wilman Road , TN4 9AL
3out of 4 2,931 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Powder Mill Lane , High Brooms TN4 9DY
3out of 4 2,971 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Gregory's Catholic School
Reynolds Lane , TN4 9XL
4out of 4 2,407 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road , TN4 9XB
3out of 4 2,561 yd Community school No Boys More About School
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Culverden Down , TN4 9SH
4out of 4 2,935 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Southfield Road , TN4 9UJ
4out of 4 3,015 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
The Hayesbrook School
Brook Street , TN9 2PH
3out of 4 3,221 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Kent and Ashford College
Brook Street , TN9 2PW
- not rated 3,200 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadows School
London Road , Southborough TN4 0RJ
3out of 4 1,281 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Two Bridges School
Charles Street , Southborough TN4 0DS
4out of 4 2,172 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Nexus Foundation Special School
Upper Haysden Lane , TN11 8AA
2out of 4 2,436 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Broomhill Bank School
Broomhill Road , Rusthall TN3 0TB
3out of 4 2,596 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rose Hill School
Coniston Avenue , TN4 9SY
- not rated 3,228 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.