Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing ImpairmentLong Mead Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tonbridge.
Summary of the comparison
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment and Long Mead Community Primary School are primary schools in Tonbridge.
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Long Mead Community Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment is ahead on our composite score.
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment was judged Good and Long Mead Community Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment and 47.0% for Long Mead Community Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment (63.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Long Mead Community Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TonbridgeSlade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment | TonbridgeLong Mead Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | F39/100 | |
| Local ranking | 225th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure | 391st of 450 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 418 | 122 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 210 | |
| Location | Tonbridge, TN9 1HR | Tonbridge, TN10 3JU | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 64.0% Stronger figure | 47.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 10.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 | 109.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 418 | 122 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.3% | 56.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 29.7% | 13.1% | |
| SEN support | 8.8% | 34.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.8% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.7% Stronger figure | 7.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.7% Stronger figure | 23.1% | 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
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
Long Mead Community Primary School
Full profiles: Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment · Long Mead Community Primary School