Long Mead Community Primary School
Tonbridge · Kent
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School information
- Official name
- Long Mead Community Primary School
- Address
- Waveney Road
- Postcode
- TN10 3JU
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Kent
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tonbridge
- URN (official identifier)
- 118575
- Establishment number
- 2662
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 143
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 210
- School type
- Foundation school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Kent
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Rantell
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 1 Apr 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.long-mead.kent.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01732350601
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Long Mead Community Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 143 | 250,889 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 51.0% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 31.5% | 13.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.1% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 18.2% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Long Mead Community Primary School.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 19 May 2025
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 17 Oct 2019
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 12 Jun 2017
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Feb 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Jan 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Mar 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 1 Feb 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Long Mead Community Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.2% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 30.9% | 14.4% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Long Mead Community Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £110,050 for 71 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 62.8% | 27.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £974 | £364 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Long Mead Community Primary School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Primary · 132 pupils.
| This school | Kent average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,279,147 £9,691 per pupil | £7,208 | £7,739 |
| Total spending | £1,310,875 £9,931 per pupil | £7,208 | £7,779 |
| Teaching staff | £559,132 £4,236 per pupil · 42.7% | £3,450 · 47.9% | £3,533 · 45.4% |
| Education support staff | £331,251 £2,509 per pupil · 25.3% | £1,444 · 20.0% | £1,548 · 19.9% |
| Supply and agency staff | £16,600 £126 per pupil · 1.3% | £87 · 1.2% | £198 · 2.5% |
| …of which agency supply | £14,219 £108 per pupil · 1.1% | £47 · 0.7% | £141 · 1.8% |
| In-year balance | −£31,729 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £125,218 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £9,114 per pupil, supply and agency £66 per pupil — spending up £817 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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