Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
The Slade, Tonbridge, TN9 1HR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Viki Garrett
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 118285
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732350354
About this school
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment is a community primary school in Tonbridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 13% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 75% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 75% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 67% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 420 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment compares
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment ranked 221st of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.7% | 16.3% | 419 | — |
| Sussex Road Community Primary School | 85% | 3.4% | 9.8% | 422 | 0.7 miles |
| Royal Rise Primary School | 73% | 5.7% | 38.1% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| Long Mead Community Primary School | 47% | 7% | 56.6% | 143 | 1.0 miles |
| Bishop Chavasse Primary School | 65% | 5% | 23.8% | 371 | 1.2 miles |
| Cage Green Primary School | 57% | 5.4% | 50% | 208 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.27%
- English as an additional language
- 29.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 10.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sussex Road Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Royal Rise Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Long Mead Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Bishop Chavasse Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Cage Green Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
Other schools in Tonbridge
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment ranks 13th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Tonbridge.
- Bishop Chavasse Primary School Primary
- Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cage Green Primary School Primary
- Capel Primary School Primary
- East Peckham Primary School Primary
- Hadlow Primary School Primary
- Hildenborough Church of England Primary School Primary
- Leigh Academy Horsmonden Primary
- Leigh Academy Marden Primary
- Leigh Academy Paddock Wood Primary
- Leigh Primary School Primary
- Long Mead Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment teach?
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tonbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment?
- The headteacher of Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment is Miss Viki Garrett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment?
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment full?
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment has capacity for 420 pupils and 419 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment a faith school?
- No. Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment has no designated religious character.
- Does Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment have?
- The schools register lists Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment rank locally?
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment ranked 221st of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment's absence rate?
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.