Leigh Primary SchoolSussex Road Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tonbridge.

Summary of the comparison

Leigh Primary School and Sussex Road Community Primary School are primary schools in Tonbridge.

  • Leigh Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sussex Road Community Primary School scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Sussex Road Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Leigh Primary School was judged Good and Sussex Road Community Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Leigh Primary School and 85.0% for Sussex Road Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Leigh Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sussex Road Community Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Leigh Primary School versus Sussex Road Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TonbridgeLeigh Primary SchoolTonbridgeSussex Road Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100B81/100Stronger figure
Local ranking113th of 450 in Kent 11th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll134 420
Capacity171 420
LocationTonbridge, TN11 8QP Tonbridge, TN9 2TP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 85.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard13.0% 32.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census134 420
Free school meals (ever 6)18.7% 9.8%
English as an additional language6.0% 20.2%
SEN support34.3% 16.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 0.7%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence5.6% 4.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Leigh Primary School

Sussex Road Community Primary School

Full profiles: Leigh Primary School · Sussex Road Community Primary School