St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is performing effectively overall, with notable strengths in safeguarding and a positive school culture that prioritizes inclusion and pupil well-being. Leaders are focused on improving attendance and behavior, which have yielded positive results, as incidents of poor behavior are rare and attendance rates match or exceed national averages. However, while many pupils meet expected standards, there are concerns regarding the variable achievement of disadvantaged pupils and the need for more targeted support for those with special educational needs and disabilities.

Strengths

• Effective safeguarding measures are in place.
• Leaders successfully improve pupil attendance and behavior.
• Inclusive culture where pupils feel valued and known.
• Strong early years curriculum supporting children's language skills.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils foster a sense of community.

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement of disadvantaged pupils is variable and inconsistent.
• Some pupils with SEND do not achieve as well as they should.
• Gaps in knowledge for some pupils are not consistently identified and closed.

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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.2% 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, 1.5% of pupils at St Augustine's Catholic 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.4% 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, 17.0% of pupils at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 2024–25 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School received £6,287 and spent £6,373 for each of its 264 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £24,000 (£92 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership, income was £6,963 and spending £6,776 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Tunbridge Wells · Kent local authority: places and applications

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is part of Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership, which runs 33 schools. The nearest others:

• St Gregory's Catholic School Tunbridge Wells
• St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Tonbridge
• St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks Sevenoaks
• More Park Catholic Primary School West Malling
• St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Maidstone
• St Simon Stock Catholic School Maidstone
• The Holy Family Catholic Primary School Maidstone
• Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield Longfield
• St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley Swanley
• St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Chatham

What is St Augustine's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was St Augustine's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does St Augustine's Catholic Primary School have?

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School has 241 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Augustine's Catholic Primary School cover?

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are St Augustine's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Augustine's Catholic Primary School?

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is at Wilman Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9AL.