Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2023 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 there were 13 first-choice applications for 15 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 15 of the 33 applications (45%) came from families living outside East Sussex, and 5 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- It has 19 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex is 23.2.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Corseley Road, Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9SF
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 117 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to be part of this school.”
- “They are proud of the values of excellence, compassion and enthusiasm that are threaded through all of school life.”
- “Pupils know that all staff want the best for them.”
To improve
- “In a minority of subjects, such as history, there is still work to do.”
- “In these areas, some of the learning is not connected well enough from early years to Year 6.”
- “This means that, over time, pupils do not remember as much as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 13 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- St Michael's Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Frant Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Primary School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashdown Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rotherfield Primary School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published