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St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Collier Street, Marden, Tonbridge TN12 9RR · collier-street.kent.sch.uk · 01892 730264
On the mapSearch near TN12 9RR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 123
- 3 over 120 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 10.6%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 17 | 20 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 17 | 28 | 1.6▲ | 57% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 May 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 34
- 28% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied