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St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Powder Mill Lane, High Brooms, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9DY

Local ranking398th of 445 primary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 26 March 2024.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
59.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
8.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
71.0%
Writing (Expected)
73.0%
Maths (Expected)
63.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
68.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
59

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
333
Boys
158 (54%)
Girls
135 (46%)
Capacity
420 (70% full)
SEND
16.2%
FSM Eligible
49.0%
EAL
21.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.0%
SEN Support
13.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
17.5
Budget per Pupil
£7,509/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
20.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 64.0%
  • Asian Indian: 9.4%
  • Black African: 6.7%
  • White Other: 6.0%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 3.0%
  • Mixed Other: 2.4%
  • Asian Chinese: 2.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.1%

64.0%

White British

9.4%

Asian Indian

6.7%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
118709
UKPRN
10069087
Establishment No.
3294

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