Woodlands 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/06/2019. 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 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Higham School Lane, Tonbridge, TN10 4BB
Website: www.woodlands.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01732355577
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Vicki Lonie
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142834

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 633
Number of Boys: 335
Number of Girls: 298

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.7 to 0.9
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 0.7
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.5 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlands Primary School
Higham School Lane , Hunt Road TN10 4BB 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cage Green Primary School
Cage Green Road , TN10 4PT 		1out of 4 748 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Long Mead Community Primary School
Waveney Road , TN10 3JU 		2out of 4 1,714 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
Trench Road , TN11 9NG 		4out of 4 1,804 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
The Slade , TN9 1HR 		4out of 4 2,592 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 4 946 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Hadlow Rural Community School
Tonbridge Road , TN11 0AU 		3out of 4 2,857 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hadlow College
Tonbridge Road , Hadlow TN11 0AL 		- not rated 2,963 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 851 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
YMCA West Kent
164 Shipbourne Road , TN10 3EJ 		- not rated 1,523 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hilden Grange School
Dry Hill Park Road , TN10 3BX 		- not rated 1,943 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery
38 Dry Hill Park Road , TN10 3BU 		- not rated 1,943 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Tonbridge School
, TN9 1JP 		- not rated 2,223 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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