Cage Green Primary School

Cage Green Primary School demonstrates a strong overall performance with a good quality of education complemented by outstanding behavior and attitudes, personal development, and leadership. Since its establishment as part of the Connect Schools Academy Trust, the school has cultivated an environment where pupils feel happy, supported, and motivated to learn. High expectations from staff inspire pupils to excel academically and personally, contributing positively to their community. The school also effectively serves pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) through tailored support and inclusive practices.

Strengths

• Outstanding leadership that has transformed the school.
• Strong governance providing effective oversight.
• Well-planned and ambitious curriculum from early years onward.
• Impressive behavior and attitudes among pupils.
• Strong focus on reading and phonics leading to excellent reading habits.
• Opportunities for pupils to engage in community service and leadership roles.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Commitment to improving attendance, particularly among disadvantaged pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Need for refinement in the curriculum to ensure consistency across all subjects.
• Minor variabilities in curriculum, teaching, and assessment effectiveness.

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 Cage Green Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% 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 Cage 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 Cage Green Primary School had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.2% 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, 18.8% of pupils at Cage Green Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 7 pupils.

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 Cage Green Primary School received £8,413 and spent £8,845 for each of its 218 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £115,000 (£527 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Mosaic Schools Learning Trust, income was £6,868 and spending £6,990 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 Tonbridge · Kent local authority: places and applications

Cage Green Primary School is part of Mosaic Schools Learning Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Crofton Infant School Orpington
• Crofton Junior School Orpington
• Wickham Common Primary School West Wickham
• Raglan Primary School Bromley
• River Mill Primary School Dartford
• Oak Lodge Primary School West Wickham
• Valley Primary School Bromley
• Unicorn Primary School Beckenham
• Marian Vian Primary School Beckenham

What is Cage Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cage Green Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Cage Green Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cage Green Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Cage Green Primary School have?

Cage Green Primary School has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cage Green Primary School cover?

Cage Green Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cage Green Primary School?

Cage Green Primary School is at Cage Green Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4PT.