Claremont 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 27/03/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Banner Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5EB
Website: www.claremont.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01892531395
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Candi Roberts
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118456

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/03/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 436
Number of Pupils: 436
Number of Boys: 224
Number of Girls: 212

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.7 to 4
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.7 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:89%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
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
Claremont Primary School
Banner Farm Road , TN2 5EB 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Hawkenbury Road , TN2 5BW 		4out of 4 478 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sandrock Road , TN2 3PR 		4out of 4 983 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Wells Free School
King Charles Square , TN4 8FA 		3out of 4 1,348 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
Quarry Road , TN1 2EY 		3out of 4 1,545 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Skinners' School
St John's Road , TN4 9PG 		4out of 4 2,054 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Southfield Road , TN4 9UJ 		4out of 4 2,345 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Skinners' Kent Academy
Sandown Park , TN2 4PY 		4out of 4 2,364 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Culverden Down , TN4 9SH 		4out of 4 2,552 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road , TN4 9XB 		3out of 4 2,982 yd Community school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Mead School
16 Frant Road , TN2 5SN 		- not rated 954 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Beechwood School
12 Pembury Road , TN2 3QD 		- not rated 1,672 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Rose Hill School
Coniston Avenue , TN4 9SY 		- not rated 2,413 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Oakley School
Pembury Road , TN2 4NE 		3out of 4 2,921 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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