St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School in Tonbridge

St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Tonbridge. 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 21/06/2007. 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 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Trench Road, Tonbridge, TN11 9NG
Website:	www.stmargaretclitherowschool.org.uk
Telephone:	01732358000
School Type:	Academy converter
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Kent
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Annemarie Whittle
Religious character:	Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	141156

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/06/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	315
Number of Pupils:	406
Number of Boys:	201
Number of Girls:	205

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	2.5%	4%
Persistent absence:	2%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.2

Writing

Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1

Maths

Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	92%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	24%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	111
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	109
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Trench Road , TN11 9NG	4out of 4	0 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Long Mead Community Primary School Waveney Road , TN10 3JU	2out of 4	472 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cage Green Primary School Cage Green Road , TN10 4PT	1out of 4	1,130 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Primary School Higham School Lane , Hunt Road TN10 4BB	3out of 4	1,804 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stocks Green Primary School Leigh Road , Hildenborough TN11 9AE	3out of 4	1,964 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hugh Christie School White Cottage Road , TN10 4PU	3out of 4	907 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Skills for Independence and Employability Ltd Cage Green Road , TN10 4PT	- not rated	1,147 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
YMCA West Kent 164 Shipbourne Road , TN10 3EJ	- not rated	1,279 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hilden Grange School Dry Hill Park Road , TN10 3BX	- not rated	1,546 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery 38 Dry Hill Park Road , TN10 3BU	- not rated	1,546 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tonbridge School , TN9 1JP	- not rated	2,062 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolTrench Road, Tonbridge