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Bishop Chavasse Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
2a Baker Lane, Tonbridge TN11 0FB · bishopchavasseschool.org.uk · 01732 676040
On the mapSearch near TN11 0FB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 371
- 88% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
- First language not English
- 25.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 53 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 | 53 | 38 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 44 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 32 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 38 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●105 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Bishop Chavasse Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Jul 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
Jan 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Not effective
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 58
- 22% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (26%) with SEND