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Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School

Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8RZPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Apr 2023
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
12 1st-choice / 13 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School

Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School is a small Church of England primary in Tunbridge Wells, within the Kent local authority. Among the 459 state primary schools across Kent, it is not ranked among the top performers; the highest-scoring peers in the county include Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School, Leigh Academy Dartford, and Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, just 1. 7 kilometres away. Rusthall St Paul's itself currently holds a Requires Improvement rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2023, a downgrade from the Good rating it received in 2016. The school has 111 pupils against a capacity of 150, and a notably high proportion of pupils — 45 per cent — are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressHigh Street, Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8RZ
HeadteacherLyndsay Smurthwaite
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils111
Free School Meals (FSM)45.0%
School Capacity111 / 150 (74% full)

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Apr 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 14 Jun 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:10

Breakfast club

07:45-08:40

After-school care

15:10-18:00

Source: rusthall-cep.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School

Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.