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Bishop Chavasse Primary School

Primary school

Bishop Chavasse Primary School is a primary school in Tonbridge and Malling, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 371 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Ofsted

Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026

Good (overall), July 2022

Inspection
Graded inspection, 5 July 2022
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Results

Department for Education

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Bishop Chavasse Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.

10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

End of primary school (KS2)

2024/25
MeasureThis schoolKentEngland
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths65%62%62%
Reached the higher standard10%10%8%
Average scaled score in reading106106106
Average scaled score in maths105104105
  • Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
  • Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

Schools nearby

In a straight line
  • Hillview School for GirlsSecondary. School remains Good, September 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional)550 m
  • SomerhillIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file590 m
  • Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 69.3 (2025/26, provisional)720 m
  • Royal Rise Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
  • Tonbridge Grammar SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, December 2024. Attainment 8 of 77.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
  • The Judd SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 78.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.9 km

Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Tonbridge and Malling

Where these figures come from

  • Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
  • Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).