Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Corseley Road
Groombridge
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 9SF
Phone 01892864305
Reference Number 114559

General Makeup

Number of pupils 146
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.79%
Girls: 45.21%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 4.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 11 24
2 10 14 24
3 4 10 14
4 18 10 28
5 12 10 22
6 11 9 20

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.6%
White, Other 4.8%
Irish 3.4%
Chinese 2.1%
White & Asian 2.1%
Indian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-06-27
Date Description Report
2023-04-25 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-02-20 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-05-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-05-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-30 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108 Unlock Unlock
Maths 104 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing -2.4 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.9 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 6 1
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 16 4

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Name Distance
Holmewood House School
Barrow Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0EB
1.78 miles
Langton Green Primary School
Lampington Row, Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0JG
1.9 miles
St Michael's Primary School
Station Road, Withyham, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4BP
1.99 miles
Fordcombe Church of England Primary School
The Green, Fordcombe, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0RY
2.19 miles
Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School
High Street, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8RZ
2.56 miles
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Ramslye Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8LN
2.59 miles
Broadwater Down Primary School
Broadwater Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5RP
3.01 miles
Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Langton Road, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0NP
3.16 miles
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School
High Street, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4AA
3.18 miles
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
Rydal Drive, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9SU
3.26 miles
The Mead School
16 Frant Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5SN
3.37 miles
Rose Hill School
Coniston Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SY
3.39 miles
St John's Church of England Primary School
School Lane, St John's, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 1SD
3.45 miles
Frant Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Frant, Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex, TN3 9DX
3.68 miles
The Wells Free School
King Charles Square, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8FA
3.77 miles
Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School
Crowborough Hill, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2SD
3.87 miles
Claremont Primary School
Banner Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5EB
3.91 miles
St Marys Catholic Primary School
Chapel Green, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2LB
3.94 miles
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Hawkenbury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5BW
4.14 miles
Ashdown Primary School
Luxford Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2HW
4.21 miles
Name Distance
Broomhill Bank School
Broomhill Road, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0TB
3.27 miles
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9SH
3.57 miles
Beacon Academy
North Beeches Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2AS
3.79 miles
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Southfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9UJ
4.01 miles
The Skinners' School
St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9PG
4.04 miles
Grove Park School
Church Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 1BN
4.14 miles
St Gregory's Catholic School
Reynolds Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XL
4.34 miles
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XB
4.37 miles
Beechwood School
12 Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QD
4.8 miles
Meadows School
London Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0RJ
4.84 miles
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