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St Katherine's School & Nursery

Tonbridge and Malling, ME6 5EJPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2024
KS2 Results
52%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
59 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
#10,315
of 13,686 nationally

About St Katherine's School & Nursery

St Katherine's School & Nursery sits in a tricky spot compared with the Kent primary average. Its KS2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score of 52% is a clear 11 percentage points below the local authority average of 63%, and that gap places it 36th out of 41 schools in Tonbridge and Malling — the bottom 12% of its borough. Only 2% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, and maths higher attainment was 8%, both figures that suggest stretching the most able is a work in progress. On the other hand, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection in early 2024 awarded it an overall Good rating, with Outstanding marks for personal development and for behaviour and attitudes. That's a significant improvement from its previous inspection in 2017, when it was rated Requires Improvement across the board. So while the raw academic numbers lag behind the local average, the inspection team clearly saw real strengths in how the school supports children's character and conduct.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSt. Katherines Lane, Snodland, Tonbridge and Malling, ME6 5EJ
HeadteacherRay Lang
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils494
Free School Meals (FSM)27.7%
School Capacity494 / 630 (78% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

30 Jan 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 10 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

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

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St Katherine's School & Nursery has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.