Woodlands Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Tonbridge, Kent
Woodlands Primary School is a primary school in Tonbridge, Kent for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 December 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Higham School Lane, Hunt Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4BB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 540 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 December 2024
Strengths
- “This is a school that places great importance on pupils’ enjoyment and happiness.”
- “It has the best interests of pupils at the heart of everything it does.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and caring.”
To improve
- “Pupils who are at the early stages of writing do not always practise writing the sounds they have been taught in phonics.”
- “These pupils are sometimes asked to complete more advanced writing tasks before they have secured basic writing skills.”
- “Teachers do not always correct simple spelling or handwriting errors.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 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) | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 50 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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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Cage Green Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Long Mead Community Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Royal Rise Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Chavasse Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Hadlow Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stocks Green Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published