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Faith schools in and near Southborough

All 2 faith schools in Southborough, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Southborough

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  1. Southborough CofE Primary School

    Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0JY · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results above the Southborough faith schools average.

    72 first choices, 77 offers made

    Ready for secondary school73%

    Southborough faith schools 68%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Southborough faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    631
    View school Southborough CofE Primary School
  2. St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9DY · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Southborough faith schools average, high absence.

    19 first choices, 22 offers made

    Ready for secondary school59%

    Southborough faith schools 68%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Southborough faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    293
    View school St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Just outside Southborough

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Southborough.

  1. St Gregory's Catholic School

    0.5 miles from Southborough · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the England average, high absence.

    136 first choices, 176 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 16Southborough faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,093
    View school St Gregory's Catholic School
  2. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    0.8 miles from Southborough · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 2 areas
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Southborough faith schools average, low absence.

    17 first choices, 20 offers made

    Ready for secondary school56%

    Southborough faith schools 68%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Southborough faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    241
    View school St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
  3. St John's Church of England Primary School

    0.8 miles from Southborough · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Southborough faith schools average, low absence.

    79 first choices, 89 offers made

    Ready for secondary school70%

    Southborough faith schools 68%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Southborough faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    633
    View school St John's Church of England Primary School
The big picture

How Southborough's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Southborough

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 1 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Southborough

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 2 faith schools in Southborough have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Southborough, explained

There are 2 faith schools in Southborough, teaching 924 children. 2 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.

50% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

67.5% of pupils in Southborough faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

27.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,660 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Southborough?
There are 2 faith schools in Southborough, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Southborough?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Southborough on Eduscope are Southborough CofE Primary School and St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Southborough ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Southborough faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Southborough is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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