St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolLeigh Academy Marden

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

Summary of the comparison

St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School and Leigh Academy Marden are primary schools in Tonbridge.

  • St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Leigh Academy Marden scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Leigh Academy Marden is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School was judged Good and Leigh Academy Marden was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 59.0% for St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School and 74.0% for Leigh Academy Marden.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School (71.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Leigh Academy Marden (68.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School versus Leigh Academy Marden compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TonbridgeSt Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolTonbridgeLeigh Academy MardenEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking131st of 450 in Kent 46th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll121 322
Capacity120 275
LocationTonbridge, TN12 9RR Tonbridge, TN12 9JX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% 74.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 19.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census121 322
Free school meals (ever 6)6.6% 35.7%
English as an additional language7.4% 5.0%
SEN support16.5% 9.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure5.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.0% Stronger figure16.0% 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.

St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School

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