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Cage Green Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

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corporate_fareCONNECT SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST

location_onTonbridge, TN10 4PT

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

225

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Cage Green Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Tonbridge, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cage Green Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Tonbridge, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of CONNECT SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 218 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #234 of 424 primaries in Kent and #7,925 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 61%

Reading67% LA 74%

Writing67% LA 72%

Maths60% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading79% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.7

Read

LA -0.4

-5.4 to -2.0

0.0

Write

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 1.6

-2.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.7 to -0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 67%England 65%

Reading-% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.0

Write

LA 0.1

Maths

LA -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 November 2023

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-08

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-01-30

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2016-10-04

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 218 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	206	3	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	237	2	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	248	2	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	253	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	282	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	276	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	277	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	314	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	314	3	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	315	0	0.0%	0.6%

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 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils