Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Tunbridge Wells (Kent).
KS2 RWM expected
81%
▲ 19pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
100%
▲ 25pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
90%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
90%
▲ 18pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.9
▲ 1.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
5.2%
▼ 20pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
101%
212 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Kent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 4% | joint 13,056th highest of 16,262 (46 schools have the same figure) | 400th highest of 454 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 0.7% | joint 14,172nd highest of 16,262 (113 schools have the same figure) | joint 417th highest of 454 (5 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 0% | joint 11,291st highest of 16,268 (4,978 schools have the same figure) | joint 321st highest of 454 (134 schools have the same figure) |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 0.0 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 5.2% | joint 15,783rd highest of 16,710 (33 schools have the same figure) | 447th highest of 459 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 9% | joint 16,003rd highest of 16,706 (21 schools have the same figure) | 428th highest of 459 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 7.5% | joint 15,489th highest of 16,706 (54 schools have the same figure) | joint 421st highest of 459 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 1.4% | joint 14,810th highest of 16,706 (249 schools have the same figure) | joint 355th highest of 459 (17 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 11.3 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 15 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 9.5 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 18.9 | joint 11,717th highest of 16,147 (131 schools have the same figure) | joint 327th highest of 454 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 10.2 | joint 9,738th highest of 16,163 (274 schools have the same figure) | joint 222nd highest of 454 (11 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 8.8% | joint 10,389th highest of 16,165 (79 schools have the same figure) | joint 304th highest of 454 (6 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 53.3% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 2.2 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | 2024/25 | 81% | joint 1,447th highest of 14,270 (186 schools have the same figure) | joint 44th highest of 429 (10 schools have the same figure) |
| Places | 2023/24 | 210 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 213 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 0% | - | - |
| Key stage 2 reading progress | 2022/23 | +2.5 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 writing progress | 2022/23 | +2.0 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 maths progress | 2022/23 | +0.2 | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 25/02/2025 (school year 2024/25): No overall grade (key judgements)
- 06/02/2014 (school year 2013/14): Outstanding
- 17/06/2009 (school year 2008/09): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence4% 2024/25
This school
3.1%
2016/17
2.9%
2017/18
3%
2018/19
2.5%
2020/21
3.6%
2021/22
3.6%
2022/23
3.6%
2023/24
4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence0.7% 2024/25
This school
0.2%
2016/17
0.2%
2017/18
0.2%
2018/19
0.2%
2020/21
0.2%
2021/22
0.3%
2022/23
0.6%
2023/24
0.7%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once0% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
0.5%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0.5%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.0 2024/25
This school
0.0
2017/18
0.0
2018/19
0.0
2019/20
1.0
2020/21
0.0
2021/22
0.9
2022/23
0.0
2023/24
0.0
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)5.2% 2025/26
This school
2.5%
2019/20
5.7%
2020/21
5.7%
2021/22
8.5%
2022/23
8.5%
2023/24
6.1%
2024/25
5.2%
2025/26
Any SEN9% 2025/26
This school
5.1%
2019/20
5.7%
2020/21
6.2%
2021/22
9.9%
2022/23
8%
2023/24
7.5%
2024/25
9%
2025/26
SEN support7.5% 2025/26
This school
5.1%
2019/20
5.7%
2020/21
6.2%
2021/22
9.9%
2022/23
7.5%
2023/24
6.6%
2024/25
7.5%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans1.4% 2025/26
This school
0%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0.5%
2023/24
0.9%
2024/25
1.4%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)11.3 2024/25
This school
7.4
2017/18
7.4
2018/19
8.7
2019/20
9.4
2020/21
8.8
2021/22
9.4
2022/23
10.3
2023/24
11.3
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)15 2024/25
This school
11
2017/18
12
2018/19
12
2019/20
12
2020/21
11
2021/22
12
2022/23
14
2023/24
15
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)9.5 2024/25
This school
3.8
2017/18
4.0
2018/19
2.6
2019/20
6.1
2020/21
6.2
2021/22
7.8
2022/23
6.8
2023/24
9.5
2024/25
Pupils per teacher18.9 2024/25
This school
18.3
2017/18
24.5
2018/19
22.8
2019/20
22.2
2020/21
23.9
2021/22
22.6
2022/23
20.6
2023/24
18.9
2024/25
Pupils per adult10.2 2024/25
This school
12.1
2017/18
15.8
2018/19
17.6
2019/20
13.5
2020/21
14.0
2021/22
12.4
2022/23
12.4
2023/24
10.2
2024/25
Teacher turnover8.8% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
27.3%
2018/19
2.3%
2019/20
30.6%
2020/21
15.9%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
8.8%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence53.3% 2024/25
This school
18.2%
2016/17
18.2%
2017/18
14.3%
2018/19
0%
2020/21
84.6%
2021/22
75%
2022/23
71.4%
2023/24
53.3%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)2.2 2024/25
This school
0.5
2016/17
0.2
2017/18
0.3
2018/19
0.0
2020/21
6.6
2021/22
4.0
2022/23
16.7
2023/24
2.2
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8.Key stage 2 expected standard81% 2024/25
This school
83%
2022/23
81%
2023/24
81%
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places210 2023/24
This school
140
2015/16
140
2016/17
140
2017/18
210
2018/19
210
2020/21
210
2021/22
210
2022/23
210
2023/24
Pupils213 2023/24
This school
142
2015/16
142
2016/17
144
2017/18
183
2018/19
209
2020/21
209
2021/22
212
2022/23
213
2023/24
Unfilled places0% 2023/24
This school
0%
2015/16
0%
2016/17
0%
2017/18
12.9%
2018/19
0.5%
2020/21
0.5%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3% | - | 2.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | - | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% | 0% | 0.5% | 0% | 0% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 2.5% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 9.9% | 8% | 7.5% | 9% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 9.9% | 7.5% | 6.6% | 7.5% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 11.3 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 9.5 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 21.4 | 20.3 | 18.3 | 24.5 | 22.8 | 22.2 | 23.9 | 22.6 | 20.6 | 18.9 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 12.3 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 10.2 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 2.7% | 0% | 45.5% | 0% | 27.3% | 2.3% | 30.6% | 15.9% | 0% | 0% | 8.8% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 27.3% | 30% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 14.3% | - | 0% | 84.6% | 75% | 71.4% | 53.3% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 16.7 | 2.2 | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83% | 81% | 81% | - |
| Places | 138 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 210 | - | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | - | - |
| Pupils | 140 | 142 | 142 | 144 | 183 | - | 209 | 209 | 212 | 213 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12.9% | - | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 4% | 2024/25 | Higher than 20% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.7% | 2024/25 | Higher than 12% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 0% | 2024/25 | Higher than 0% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 21.9 | 2025/26 | Higher than 61% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 11.0 | 2025/26 | Higher than 55% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 8.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 35% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2.2 | 2024/25 | Higher than 36% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 5.2% | 2025/26 | Higher than 5% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 9% | 2025/26 | Higher than 4% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 1.4% | 2025/26 | Higher than 10% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 5.2% | 2025/26 | Higher than 33% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 212 | year not recorded | Higher than 45% of schools | 16,437 |
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