St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
25.225 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St John's 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 | 25.225 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, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 25.225 miles away, the 14th longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 79 first-choice applications for 89 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Cunningham Road, St John's Ce Primary School, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9EW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 633 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “The school values of honesty, respect, empathy, courage and inclusivity are woven through the fabric of daily life in St John’s.”
- “Everyone is welcome in this friendly and nurturing school.”
- “Staff have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and achievement, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “Leaders are aware that while pupils achieve well in mathematics and reading, outcomes in writing have been less strong.”
- “While pupils’ personal development is broadly strong, leaders are working to improve it further.”
- “However, pupils also recognise that despite the many pupils from different cultures and faiths in the school, more could be done to learn about them and to develop community links.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 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) | 70% | 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: 79 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 79 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.
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Skinners' Temple Grove 0.8 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Southborough CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Wells Free School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Skinners' Kent Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published