Langton Green Primary School

Langton Green Primary has demonstrated a good level of overall effectiveness in its latest inspection, maintaining a positive environment that fosters confident, inquisitive learners. The cultural ethos of mutual respect is evident, with pupils displaying outstanding behaviour and attitudes. While the school has successfully designed a broad and ambitious curriculum that supports all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, there is an identified need for improvement in how some subjects are taught to deepen learning further. This inspection marks the first routine evaluation since the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted standard procedures, providing a fresh assessment of the school's capabilities and changes made over recent years.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit exceptional attitudes towards learning.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Teachers demonstrate strong subject knowledge.
• The school has effective systems in place for teaching phonics.
• A broad and ambitious curriculum enhances pupils' learning experiences.
• Pupils engage enthusiastically in extracurricular activities.
• Outstanding behaviour and mutual respect among pupils.
• Governance is strong and supports school development effectively.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack carefully designed activities, hindering deeper learning.

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 Langton Green Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.2% 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 Langton Green 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 Langton Green Primary School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.9% 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, 6.2% of pupils at Langton Green 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 Langton Green Primary School received £6,333 and spent £6,329 for each of its 422 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £105,000 (£249 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 Langton Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Langton Green Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Langton Green Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Langton Green Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Langton Green Primary School have?

Langton Green Primary School has 422 pupils on roll.

What age range does Langton Green Primary School cover?

Langton Green Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Langton Green Primary School?

Langton Green Primary School is at Lampington Row, Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0JG.