Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Tonbridge, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.246 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Tonbridge, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Brenchley and Matfield 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 | 1.246 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 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.246 miles away, about the same as in 2025.
- That 2026 figure was the 130th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 44 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 30 offers went to first-choice families and 14 first-choice families (32%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Market Heath, Brenchley, Tonbridge, TN12 7NY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 209 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 3 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils embody the school’s values.”
- “They consistently demonstrate humility, compassion, grace, forgiveness and integrity.”
- “They demonstrate strong character and a clear sense of right and wrong.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes the support is less effective, and the books of pupils with SEND can reflect this.”
- “Teaching is occasionally less precise, and some misconceptions are not addressed sufficiently well.”
- “This slows pupils’ learning, and they are not supported to build on prior learning as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 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) | 67% | 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.
- Leigh Academy Paddock Wood 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Horsmonden 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Pembury School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Capel Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published