Shipbourne School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Tonbridge, Kent
Shipbourne School is a primary school in Tonbridge, Kent for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Stumble Hill, Shipbourne, Tonbridge, TN11 9PB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 55 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “Shipbourne School is rightly proud of its strong sense of community.”
- “Everyone is welcomed and pupils’ views are given a high priority, so that they feel valued and well cared for.”
- “Pupils like the fact that everyone can get to know each other well in this small, friendly school and they say that everyone is kind.”
To improve
- “However, leaders have rightly identified that further work is needed to ensure that pupils retain prior learning and to enable them to use what they know to make comparisons and connections between different historical periods.”
- “However, sometimes the work set is too hard for some pupils and they struggle as a result.”
- “Leaders know that adapting the curriculum to support learning is an area which requires further development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2024 (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) | 86% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 8 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Plaxtol Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Cage Green Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodlands Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Long Mead Community Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hildenborough Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stocks Green Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published