Cage Green Primary School
Cage Green Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOSAIC SCHOOLS LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Joanna Styles
- Sponsor
- Mosaic Schools Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 421
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 147104
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732354325
About this school
Cage Green Primary School is a primary academy in Tonbridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cage Green 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 65 | 33 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 55% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 3% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 79% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 79% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 76% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Cage Green 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 | 49% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cage Green Primary School compares
Cage Green Primary School ranked 291st of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.4% | 50% | 208 | — |
| Woodlands Primary School | 74% | 5.1% | 25.1% | 540 | 0.4 miles |
| Long Mead Community Primary School | 47% | 7% | 56.6% | 143 | 0.6 miles |
| St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School | 86% | 4.9% | 12.3% | 367 | 0.6 miles |
| Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment | 64% | 4.7% | 16.3% | 419 | 1.2 miles |
| Stocks Green Primary School | 56% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 217 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.38%
- Persistent absence
- 13.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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Woodlands Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
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Long Mead Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
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Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment1.2 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Stocks Green Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
Other schools in Tonbridge
Cage Green Primary School ranks 16th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Tonbridge.
- Bishop Chavasse Primary School Primary
- Brenchley and Matfield Church of England 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
- Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cage Green Primary School teach?
- Cage Green Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tonbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Cage Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cage Green Primary School is Joanna Styles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cage Green Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cage Green 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 Cage Green Primary School?
- Cage Green Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cage Green Primary School full?
- Cage Green Primary School has capacity for 421 pupils and 208 on roll (49%), 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 Cage Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cage Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cage Green Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cage Green Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Cage Green Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Cage Green Primary School is part of MOSAIC SCHOOLS LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Cage Green Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Cage Green Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cage Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cage Green Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Cage Green Primary School ranked 291st of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cage Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Cage Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cage Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cage Green 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 10 July 2026.