School Data

Fordcombe Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy school in Tunbridge Wells TN3 0RY

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  • School Reference Number: 146400
  • Address: The Green, Fordcombe, Tunbridge Wells TN3 0RY
  • Headteacher: Mr Chris Blackburn
  • Telephone: 01892 740224
  • Website: fordcombe.kent.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: The Tenax Schools Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 105
  • Local Education Authority: Kent
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: October 2018* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 10/02/2016

Rating published on 09/03/2016

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
18 October 2022 8 December 2022 School inspection
11 October 2018 11 October 2018 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number146400
Local Authority Code886
Local Authority NameKent
Establishment Number3313
School / College NameFordcombe Church of England Primary School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-10-2018
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeCE31
DioceseDiocese of Rochester
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity105
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils58
Number of Boys31
Number of Girls27
Percentage Free School Meals36.20
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code15903
Academy trust or TrustTHE TENAX SCHOOLS TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe Tenax Schools Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10081146
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date25-11-2024
StreetThe Green
LocalityFordcombe
Address3
TownTunbridge Wells
County (name)Kent
PostcodeTN3 0RY
Websitehttp://www.fordcombe.kent.sch.uk
Telephone01892740224
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameChris
Headteacher/Principal last nameBlackburn
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000111
DistrictSevenoaks
Ward CodeE05009963
WardPenshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001549
Parliamentary ConstituencyTonbridge
Urban/Rural CodeE1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural village
GSS LA CodeE10000016
Easting552622
Northing140271
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Sevenoaks 015
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Sevenoaks 015D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code922
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Kent
Previous establishment number3313
Country
UPRN10035185120
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005101
LSOA CodeE01024456
Free School Meals21
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN146400
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/146400
LAESTAB8863313
School nameFordcombe Church of England Primary School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/10/2018
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityKent
Parliamentary constituencyTonbridge
Multi-academy trust UID15903
Multi-academy trust nameThe Tenax Schools Trust
Academy sponsor UID2294
Academy sponsor nameThe Tenax Schools Trust
PostcodeTN3 0RY
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils58
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10240364
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection146400
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8863313
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionFordcombe Church of England Primary School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection18/10/2022
Ungraded inspection publication date07/12/2022
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10002357
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date10/02/2016
Publication date09/03/2016
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection118719
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8863313
School name at time of latest graded inspectionFordcombe Church of England Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS426485
Previous inspection start date23/10/2013
Previous publication date18/11/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection118719
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8863313
School name at time of previous graded inspectionFordcombe Church of England Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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