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Mereworth Community Primary School

Tonbridge and Malling, ME18 5NDPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2022
KS2 Results
72%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
32 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#3,482
of 13,686 nationally

About Mereworth Community Primary School

Mereworth Community Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The school’s most informative exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 72% for the 2023/24 academic year. This comfortably exceeds the Kent local authority average of 63% for primary schools, placing the school in the top half of its local authority. In the Tonbridge and Malling borough, it ranks 11th out of 41 primary schools on this measure, and nationally it sits in the top 25% of all state primaries. The school’s average scores in reading (109) and maths (107) are both above the national benchmark of 100, while 24% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
Address39 the Street, Mereworth Cp School, Maidstone, Tonbridge and Malling, ME18 5ND
HeadteacherAmanda Lavelle
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils205
Free School Meals (FSM)16.6%
School Capacity205 / 218 (94% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Jul 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (7 Jul 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 4 Mar 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
ICT SuiteSports HallDining HallPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

CricketRoundersAthleticsNetballCross Country

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubChessCodingScience Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: mereworth.kent.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Mereworth Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.