Bishop Chavasse Primary School
2a Baker Lane, Tonbridge, TN11 0FB
371 pupils · 88% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE TENAX SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 July 2022, published 2 October 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.72 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 53 | 38 | 99 | 53 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 44 | 95 | 55 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 41 | 32 | 84 | 41 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 35 | 69 | 38 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 47 | 97 | 58 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 52 | 112 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 38 | 112 | 51 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 53 | 45 | 100 | 53 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Royal Rise Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment 1.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Sussex Road Community Primary School 2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Cage Green Primary School 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Woodlands Primary School 3.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Long Mead Community Primary School 3.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.