Sussex Road Community Primary School
Sussex Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2TP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Miles
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 118286
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732352367
About this school
Sussex Road Community Primary School is a community primary school in Tonbridge. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 422 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sussex Road Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 88% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 30% | 32% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 92% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 97% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 85% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Sussex Road Community Primary School 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 | 80% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 412 |
| 2024/25 | 420 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sussex Road Community Primary School compares
Sussex Road Community Primary School ranked 24th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 3.4% | 9.8% | 422 | — |
| Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment | 64% | 4.7% | 16.3% | 419 | 0.7 miles |
| Royal Rise Primary School | 73% | 5.7% | 38.1% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| Bishop Chavasse Primary School | 65% | 5% | 23.8% | 371 | 1.2 miles |
| Stocks Green Primary School | 56% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 217 | 1.5 miles |
| Long Mead Community Primary School | 47% | 7% | 56.6% | 143 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.76%
- English as an additional language
- 20.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.39%
- Persistent absence
- 4.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment0.7 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Royal Rise Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Bishop Chavasse Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Stocks Green Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Long Mead Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
Other schools in Tonbridge
Sussex Road Community Primary School ranks 4th 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 ages does Sussex Road Community Primary School teach?
- Sussex Road Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Tonbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Sussex Road Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sussex Road Community Primary School is Mrs Sarah Miles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sussex Road Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sussex Road Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Sussex Road Community Primary School?
- Sussex Road Community Primary School has 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Sussex Road Community Primary School full?
- Sussex Road Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 422 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 Sussex Road Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sussex Road Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sussex Road Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sussex Road Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sussex Road Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sussex Road Community Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Sussex Road Community Primary School ranked 24th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sussex Road Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Sussex Road Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sussex Road Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sussex Road Community Primary School'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.