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Royal Rise Primary School

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

personMrs Sarah Griggs

corporate_fareCYGNUS ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onTonbridge, TN9 2DQ

phone 1732354143

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

203

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Royal Rise Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Tonbridge, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Royal Rise Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Tonbridge, Kent, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of CYGNUS ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 197 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #52 of 424 primaries in Kent and #2,246 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. 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 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.5 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

73%

LA 61%

Reading80% LA 74%

Writing87% LA 72%

Maths87% LA 70%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading63% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.4

-2.8 to 1.9

-0.9

Write

LA -0.2

-3.2 to 1.3

-1.5

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.7 to 0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading97% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths97% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.0

Read

LA 0.0

1.7 to 6.3

1.3

Write

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 3.4

3.5

Maths

LA -0.6

1.5 to 5.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 65%

Reading80% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 80%

Maths80% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.0

-0.1 to 4.5

3.7

Write

LA 0.4

1.5 to 5.9

3.2

Maths

LA -0.5

1.1 to 5.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 September 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-09-14

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-09-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-07-15

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 197 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below 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)	197	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	201	9	4.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	199	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	195	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	190	3	1.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	200	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	189	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	172	3	1.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	175	1	0.6%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	176	1	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	171	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	171	2	1.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	171	4	2.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	177	9	5.1%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	169	4	2.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	168	2	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	183	2	1.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	160	4	2.5%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	0	2	-	0.4%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils