Tymberwood Academy
Cerne Road, Gravesend, DA12 4BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Miss Charlie Ballinger
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 394
- URN
- 140167
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474361193
About this school
Tymberwood Academy is a primary academy in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 394 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 58% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 10% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 67% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 72% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 60% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Tymberwood Academy 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 | 58% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 384 |
| 2023/24 | 385 |
| 2024/25 | 402 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tymberwood Academy compares
Tymberwood Academy ranked 161st of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 7.5% | 48% | 394 | — |
| The Riverview Academy | — | 6.2% | 20.4% | 784 | 0.3 miles |
| Westcourt Primary School | 47% | 7.5% | 52.6% | 285 | 0.5 miles |
| King's Farm Primary School | 69% | 6.6% | 58.1% | 468 | 0.8 miles |
| Whitehill Primary School | 42% | 7.6% | 37.7% | 515 | 0.8 miles |
| Singlewell Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 18.5% | 402 | 0.9 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)
- 48.02%
- English as an additional language
- 25.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.52%
- Persistent absence
- 24.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Riverview Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Gravesend
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Westcourt Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gravesend
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King's Farm Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Gravesend
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Whitehill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Gravesend
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Singlewell Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Gravesend
Other schools in Gravesend
Tymberwood Academy ranks 10th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Gravesend.
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Chantry Community Primary School Primary
- Cobham Primary School Primary
- Copperfield Academy Primary
- Culverstone Green Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Istead Rise Primary School Primary
- King's Farm Primary School Primary
- Lawn Primary School Primary
- Meopham Community Academy Primary
- Painters Ash Primary School Primary
- Sedley's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tymberwood Academy teach?
- Tymberwood Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gravesend.
- Who is the head teacher of Tymberwood Academy?
- The head teacher of Tymberwood Academy is Miss Charlie Ballinger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tymberwood Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tymberwood Academy, 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 Tymberwood Academy?
- Tymberwood Academy has 394 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tymberwood Academy full?
- Tymberwood Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 394 on roll (94%), so it has space against 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 Tymberwood Academy a faith school?
- No. Tymberwood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Tymberwood Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tymberwood Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tymberwood Academy?
- Tymberwood Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Tymberwood Academy have?
- The schools register lists Tymberwood Academy's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Tymberwood Academy'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 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tymberwood Academy rank locally?
- Tymberwood Academy ranked 161st of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tymberwood Academy's absence rate?
- Tymberwood Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tymberwood Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tymberwood Academy'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 1 July 2026.