Southborough CofE Primary School
Primary schoolSouthborough CofE Primary School is a primary school in Tunbridge Wells, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 631 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 27 March 2024
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 EducationIn 2024/25, 73% of pupils at Southborough CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
19% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 19% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |
- 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- St Gregory's Catholic SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 44.8 (2025/26, provisional)620 m
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 64.5 (2025/26, provisional)770 m
- OA Tunbridge WellsPupil referral and alternative provision. Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, special measures890 m
- Meadows SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade1.1 km
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 72.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Tunbridge Wells
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).