St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
Trench Road, Tonbridge, TN11 9NG
367 pupils · 87% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 10.6%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 November 2022, published 7 December 2022. 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 | 86% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 19% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 37 | 33 | 75 | 37 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 38 | 71 | 40 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 50 | 44 | 90 | 50 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 48 | 44 | 102 | 48 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 50 | 46 | 84 | 50 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 58 | 119 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 53 | 47 | 103 | 53 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 59 | 97 | 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
- Long Mead Community Primary School 0.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Cage Green Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Woodlands Primary School 1.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Stocks Green Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hildenborough Church of England Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment 2.1 km · Good (2024) · 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.