Claremont Primary School

Claremont Primary School has recently undergone its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and has been judged to be performing well overall, rated as 'Good'. The school has a strong and caring community where pupils feel safe and are motivated to learn. Notably, pupils excel in their personal development and exhibit outstanding behaviour and attitudes in school, which are key strengths highlighted in the report. However, the quality of reading instruction requires improvement, particularly in the phonics teaching approach, which is inconsistent among staff and leads to gaps in knowledge for some pupils. Furthermore, there are areas within assessment practices that need to be addressed to ensure all pupils can fully grasp their learning materials.

Strengths

• Exceptional behaviour and attitudes among pupils
• Strong sense of inclusion and community within the school
• Wide range of extra-curricular and enrichment activities
• Clear aspirations and supportive leadership from staff
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Pupils engage happily with their learning and enjoy school
• Strong performance in end-of-key-stage-2 national tests

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent phonics teaching impacting reading fluency
• Lack of urgency among some subject leaders in implementing changes
• Assessment not used consistently to address misconceptions

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 Claremont Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.4% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Claremont 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 Claremont Primary School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.0% 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, 4.1% of pupils at Claremont Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Claremont Primary School received £5,965 and spent £5,972 for each of its 435 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £209,000 (£481 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 Claremont Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Claremont Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Claremont Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Claremont Primary School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Claremont Primary School have?

Claremont Primary School has 436 pupils on roll.

What age range does Claremont Primary School cover?

Claremont Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Claremont Primary School?

Claremont Primary School is at Banner Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5EB.