St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Trench Road
Tonbridge
Kent
TN11 9NG
Phone 01732358000
Reference Number 141156

St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School is performing well with an overall effectiveness rating of good. The school has established a welcoming and inclusive environment where pupils feel secure and valued. With a strong focus on personal development, pupils demonstrate exceptional behaviour and a keen enthusiasm for learning. The leadership team has effectively addressed any gaps in educational performance resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), receive high-quality support and make strong progress.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 381
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.66%
Girls: 49.34%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 22%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 27 20 47
2 24 27 51
3 27 30 57
4 31 27 58
5 30 30 60
6 32 27 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 68.8%
White, Other 12.3%
African 3.4%
White & Asian 3.1%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
Chinese 2.4%
Indian 2.4%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
Irish 1%
Asian, Other 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 01 Nov 2022
Date Report
01 Nov 2022 School inspection:
01 Aug 2014 Academy conversion letter
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
Previously as St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
21 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
21 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
08 May 2001 Full inspection
08 May 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Strong community atmosphere that helps pupils to feel secure.
  • Pupils demonstrate outstanding behaviour and attitudes.
  • Comprehensive and engaging curriculum contributing significantly to personal development.
  • Effective leadership with high aspirations for all pupils.

Areas for Improvement

  • Insufficient clarity about how early years learning builds on later subjects such as mathematics and science.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 86%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 19%

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 109
Maths 109

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 1.6
Writing -0.5
Maths 1.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 18 2
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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