Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.29 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 1.29 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest Kent primary schools.
- For Reception 2026 there were 44 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.29 miles away, further than in 2025 and nearer than in 2023, with each year close to the one before.
- Among pupils, 5.2% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Langton Road, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0NP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “They know that staff expect a lot, though give more in return.”
- “Expectations of what pupils can achieve in and out of the classroom are extremely high.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 March 2025 (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) | 81% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Kent.
- Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Langton Green Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Southborough CofE Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fordcombe Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Wells Free School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published