Tubbenden Primary SchoolFarnborough Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Tubbenden Primary School and Farnborough Primary School are primary schools in Orpington.

  • Tubbenden Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Farnborough Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Tubbenden Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Tubbenden Primary School was judged Good and Farnborough Primary School 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 78.0% for Tubbenden Primary School and 66.0% for Farnborough Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Tubbenden Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Farnborough Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Tubbenden Primary School versus Farnborough Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OrpingtonTubbenden Primary SchoolOrpingtonFarnborough Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking17th of 75 in Bromley Stronger figure62nd of 75 in Bromley
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll667 210
Capacity654 210
LocationOrpington, BR6 9SD Orpington, BR6 7EQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard78.0% Stronger figure66.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census667 210
Free school meals (ever 6)7.5% 7.1%
English as an additional language21.9% 19.5%
SEN support14.4% 24.3%
SEN with an EHC plan7.5% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure5.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.9% Stronger figure13.5% 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.

Tubbenden Primary School

Farnborough Primary School

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