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Skinners' Temple Grove

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Rebekah Leeves

corporate_fareTEMPLE GROVE ACADEMY TRUST

location_onTunbridge Wells, TN2 3UA

language Visit Website phone 1892520562

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

208

school

Expected Standard

39%

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Demand Ratio

0.6x

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Skinners' Temple Grove is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Tunbridge Wells, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Skinners' Temple Grove is an academy sponsor led in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of TEMPLE GROVE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 179 pupils on roll, of whom 55% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 39% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #389 of 424 primaries in Kent and #12,886 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.6× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 61%

Reading55% LA 74%

Writing52% LA 72%

Maths48% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading69% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.4

-3.1 to 1.7

-0.4

Write

LA -0.2

-2.7 to 1.9

-1.5

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.8 to 0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading62% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA 0.0

-5.3 to -0.6

-1.8

Write

LA 0.1

-3.9 to 0.4

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.9 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 65%

Reading65% LA 76%

Writing71% LA 80%

Maths68% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.0

-3.4 to 1

0.9

Write

LA 0.4

-1.2 to 3

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.7 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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17 September 2019

Inspection Report

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16 May 2018

Inspection Report

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26 April 2017

Inspection Report

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15 May 2015

Inspection Report

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04 February 2015

Inspection Report

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12 June 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-09-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-05-16

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-04-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-02-04

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

7.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.5%(8 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 179 pupils. During this period, there were 14 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 7.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	179	14	7.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	178	3	1.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	198	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	215	10	4.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	208	9	4.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	201	30	14.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	219	8	3.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	215	11	5.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	213	12	5.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	238	6	2.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	220	4	1.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	226	5	2.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	236	5	2.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	246	7	2.8%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	237	9	3.8%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	261	17	6.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	265	4	1.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	260	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	269	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	257	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	251	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Skinners' Temple Grove

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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