Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

About Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 119 applications for just 55 places, giving it an oversubscription ratio of 2.16. Of those applicants, 47 listed it as their first preference, and all 47 received an offer. This level of demand suggests a strong reputation in the Tonbridge and Malling area. The school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with a Church of England character and a current roll of 386 pupils against a capacity of 420. Headteacher Victoria Baldwin leads a school that was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a rating it has held consistently across both its 2013 and 2023 graded inspections. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 21.5 percent.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 52 percent, which is below the local authority average of 63 percent. This places the school 37th out of 41 primary schools in the Tonbridge and Malling local authority ranking, and in the bottom 50 percent nationally. Looking at individual subjects, 78 percent met the expected standard in reading, 69 percent in maths and 66 percent in writing. At the higher standard, 26 percent achieved this in reading and 10 percent in maths, though no pupils reached the higher standard in writing or across all three subjects combined. Average scaled scores were 104 for reading and 101 for maths. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection rated all areas as Good, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, music rooms, playing fields, sports hall, ICT suite, outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports provision covers gymnastics, cross country, swimming, athletics and tennis, while extracurricular clubs include choir, coding, chess, drama, book club and art club. For families with children who have special educational needs, the school lists provisions for a wide range of needs including specific learning difficulties, moderate and severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities and other difficulties. The nearest outstanding-rated primary school is Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes, 1.6 kilometres away. This school would suit families who value a Church of England setting with strong community demand and a broad range of facilities and clubs, but who are comfortable with academic results that sit below the local average.

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