East Peckham Primary School

East Peckham Primary is a happy, inclusive and well-led primary school. Safeguarding standards are met and pupils feel safe. Attendance is high and behaviour is exceptionally strong: pupils are calm, respectful and resilient, and bullying is not tolerated. Inclusion is a standout feature, with disadvantaged pupils, pupils with SEND and pupils known to children's social care supported well so that they progress from their starting points. Achievement is broadly in line with national averages overall, with reading stronger than writing. The curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced, early years provision is effective, and leadership, governance and staff development are secure. Published data show disadvantaged pupils' combined reading, writing and maths outcomes have been below national averages over three years, but improved markedly in 2024/25; leaders monitor and adapt provision closely. The main areas for improvement are consistent teaching quality—especially precise explanations and well-chosen activities—and strengthening writing and RSE delivery so pupils recall key content securely. The school has clearly improved since its previous inspection, when foundation subjects were not fully implemented, and leaders have a clear understanding of what to develop next.

Strengths

• High attendance rates above the national average, with improving attendance for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Exceptionally strong behaviour and a calm, respectful school environment.
• Highly developed inclusive practice that places pupils' needs at the centre.
• Effective support for disadvantaged pupils, pupils with SEND and pupils known to children's social care.
• Ambitious, broad and well-sequenced curriculum.
• Strong early years provision, especially phonics, language and vocabulary.
• Effective leadership and governance with strong stakeholder engagement and staff development.
• Strong pastoral care and personal development, including pupil leadership roles and enriching trips.
• Safeguarding is effective and pupils feel safe and know how to stay safe online and offline.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching is not consistently high-quality; explanations and activities do not always help pupils access tasks efficiently.
• Writing attainment is lower than reading and remains an improvement priority.
• Pupils' recall of key RSE content is not always secure because some teaching lacks precision.
• Disadvantaged pupils' combined reading, writing and mathematics outcomes have been below national averages over the latest three years, although current outcomes are improving.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at East Peckham Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at East Peckham Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 East Peckham Primary School had 30.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.5% of pupils at East Peckham Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 East Peckham Primary School received £6,411 and spent £6,185 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £109,000 (£528 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is East Peckham Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for East Peckham Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in February 2026.

When was East Peckham Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

East Peckham Primary School was last inspected in February 2026.

How many pupils does East Peckham Primary School have?

East Peckham Primary School has 207 pupils on roll.

What age range does East Peckham Primary School cover?

East Peckham Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are East Peckham Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is East Peckham Primary School?

East Peckham Primary School is at 130 Pound Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 5LH.