Long Mead Community Primary School
Foundation primary school in Tonbridge (Kent).
KS2 RWM expected
47%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
68%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
63%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
47%
▼ 25pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.0%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.3
▼ 6.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
51.0%
▲ 26pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
68%
143 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
30 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Threatre trip to Aladin
- Weekly Forest School
- Weekly PE sessions
- Forest School
- Football festival
- Unicorn walk around Tonbridge
- Unicorn trip to Knole House
- Trip to a farm
- Swimming
- Young Voices at the O2
- Centaur scooterbility training
- Griffin rivers trip
- Phoenix trip to the zoo
- Science at Tonbridge School
- Judo session
- Kent Police visit
and 14 more
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- School Games MarkSport
- Stephen Lawrence AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 118575
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jane Prideaux | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Andrea Rantell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Debbie Kidd | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2031 |
| Mr Trevor Dalladay | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lisa Styles | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Simon Pleace | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emma Halliwell | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record