Fordcombe Church of England Primary SchoolRusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tunbridge Wells.

Summary of the comparison

Fordcombe Church of England Primary School and Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School are primary schools in Tunbridge Wells.

  • Fordcombe Church of England Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Fordcombe Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Fordcombe Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 62.0% for Fordcombe Church of England Primary School and 65.0% for Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Fordcombe Church of England Primary School (100.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Fordcombe Church of England Primary School versus Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Tunbridge WellsFordcombe Church of England Primary SchoolTunbridge WellsRusthall St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking80th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure417th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll62 111
Capacity105 150
LocationTunbridge Wells, TN3 0RY Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8RZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% 65.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard23.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census62 111
Free school meals (ever 6)33.9% 45.0%
English as an additional language14.5% 14.4%
SEN support14.5% 35.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence8.2% 6.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.4% Stronger figure22.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Fordcombe Church of England Primary School · Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School