East Peckham Primary School
130 Pound Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Elliott
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 118290
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622871268
About this school
East Peckham Primary School is a community primary school in Tonbridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected East Peckham 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 30 | 21 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 57% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 81% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 76% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 67% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
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 East Peckham 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 | 57% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 175 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Peckham Primary School compares
East Peckham Primary School ranked 278th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.5% | 19.2% | 207 | — |
| Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 63% | 10.9% | 23.3% | 83 | 1.7 miles |
| Hadlow Primary School | 38% | 5.2% | 37.2% | 187 | 2.0 miles |
| Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 56% | 4.9% | 15.2% | 145 | 2.3 miles |
| Leigh Academy Paddock Wood | 86% | 4.4% | 22.7% | 618 | 2.6 miles |
| Mereworth Community Primary School | 81% | 3.7% | 16.6% | 209 | 2.8 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
-
Graded inspection report9 December 2025
- 3 July 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.19%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 10.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Hadlow Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Leigh Academy Paddock Wood2.6 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Mereworth Community Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Tonbridge
East Peckham Primary School ranks 14th 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
- 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
- Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does East Peckham Primary School teach?
- East Peckham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tonbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of East Peckham Primary School?
- The headteacher of East Peckham Primary School is Mrs Kate Elliott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has East Peckham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Peckham 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 East Peckham Primary School?
- East Peckham Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is East Peckham Primary School full?
- East Peckham Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is East Peckham Primary School a faith school?
- No. East Peckham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does East Peckham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records East Peckham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have East Peckham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Peckham Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- East Peckham Primary School ranked 278th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Peckham Primary School's absence rate?
- East Peckham Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Peckham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Peckham 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.