Sussex Road Community Primary School
Sussex Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2TP
422 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 8.3%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 85% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 32% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.23 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 74 | 158 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 86 | 175 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 64 | 140 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 62 | 151 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 61 | 76 | 148 | 61 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 80 | 169 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 94 | 181 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 59 | 126 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Royal Rise Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bishop Chavasse Primary School 2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Stocks Green Primary School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Long Mead Community Primary School 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Cage Green Primary School 3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.