SCHOOL PROFILE

Cage Green Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 147104
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 421 Published school capacity
Capacity used 49.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 November 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kent
Trust MOSAIC SCHOOLS LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 208 208 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 96 46.2% of pupils
Male pupils 112 53.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

52.4%
27.6 pts above England
School 52.4%
Tonbridge and Malling 17.7%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.5%
6.8 pts below England
School 13.5%
Tonbridge and Malling 8.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.9%
1.9 pts above England
School 2.9%
Tonbridge and Malling 2.8%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
81.7%
170
Any other White background
5.3%
11
White and Asian
2.4%
5
African
1.9%
4
Any other Asian background
1.9%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 28.9% 60 of 208 pupils
8.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.9%
Tonbridge and Malling 18.6%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.8% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 4.0 pts above
EHC plans 10.1% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 23
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
No specialist assessment yet 12
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Tonbridge and Malling 62.7%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

67.0%

6.8 pts below England

School 67.0%
Tonbridge and Malling 76.3%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Tonbridge and Malling 73.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

60.0%

12.0 pts below England

School 60.0%
Tonbridge and Malling 73.0%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.38%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.84 pts lower than England
School 5.38%
Tonbridge and Malling 6.01%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.16%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.66 pts lower than England
School 13.16%
Tonbridge and Malling 15.90%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.53%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.28 pts lower than England
School 0.53%
Tonbridge and Malling 1.60%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

49.4% 38.8 pts below England
Cage Green Primary School
49.4%
Tonbridge and Malling
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information