Long Mead Community Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 2 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Waveney Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3JUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Long Mead Community Primary School is a primary school in Tonbridge for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. It ranks 19th of 21 primary schools in Tonbridge. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 1 April 2025, report published 19 May 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Early years provision: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

19 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths47%

47%, 15 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score104

104, 2 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score109

109, 4 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Pupil numbers and mix

143 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals51%

51%, 24.5 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language18.2%

18.2%, 3.4 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support31.5%

31.5%, 16.7 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.1%

2.1%, 3.9 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Long Mead Community Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School	0.3 miles	Ofsted: Good	86% met the expected standard
Cage Green Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	57% met the expected standard
Hilden Grange School	0.6 miles	No Ofsted inspection	Not published
Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery	0.6 miles	No Ofsted inspection	Not published
Woodlands Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	74% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Foundation school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 2 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mrs Andrea Rantell
Phone: 01732350601
Website: long-mead.kent.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Waveney Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3JU
Local authority: Kent
URN: 118575

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.