1
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery
West Malling • Kent • ME19 4LS
1
19 Mar 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Tonbridge and Malling
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Tonbridge and Malling. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
45
Outstanding
4
Good
36
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 9% · G: 84% · RI: 7% · I: 0%
2
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford
Aylesford • Kent • ME20 7JU
1
4 Jul 2023
3
The Discovery School
West Malling • Kent • ME19 4GJ
1
26 Apr 2023
4
Offham Primary School
West Malling • Kent • ME19 5NX
1
15 Jun 2015
5
Ryarsh Primary School
West Malling • Kent • ME19 5LS
2
6 May 2024
6
Borough Green Primary School
Sevenoaks • Kent • TN15 8JZ
2
28 Apr 2024
7
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
Tonbridge • Kent • TN9 1HR
2
25 Apr 2024
8
St Katherine's School & Nursery
Snodland • Kent • ME6 5EJ
2
10 Mar 2024
9
Cage Green Primary School
Tonbridge • Kent • TN10 4PT
2
14 Dec 2023
10
Tunbury Primary School
Chatham • Kent • ME5 9HY
2
19 Jul 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2 • Jun 2023
- Brookfield Infant School 2 • Jun 2023
- West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp 2 • Mar 2023
- St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2 • Feb 2023
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School 2 • Dec 2022
- Ditton Infant School 2 • Nov 2022
- Bishop Chavasse Primary School 2 • Oct 2022
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy 2 • Jan 2022
- Royal Rise Primary School 2 • Oct 2021
- Long Mead Community Primary School 2 • Oct 2019