Primary school

Tiger Primary School

  • Free School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • ME15 9QL
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,177 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 61%

Top % in England, by year
2017/18: top 97%97%2018/19: top 80%2022/23: top 84%2023/24: top 66%2024/25: top 61%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM60% · South East 64%4/10 Below+19.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · South East 7%4/10 Below+10.7 pts
Reading score106 · South East 1065/10 Middle+14.5 pts
Maths score105 · South East 1055/10 Middle+38.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2017/18: 33% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 54% · 61 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 45% · 65 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 56% · 63 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 60% · 63 pupils · South East 64%60%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2017/18: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 7% · 61 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 6% · 65 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 5% · 63 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 6% · 63 pupils · South East 7%7%3%No exams
Reading score
2017/18: 102 · 30 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 104 · 61 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 65 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 103 · 63 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 63 pupils · South East 106106101No exams
Maths score
2017/18: 101 · 30 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 102 · 61 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 65 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 101 · 63 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 63 pupils · South East 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
36 of 36 who put it first2014 · 70.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3636
2nd242
3rd291

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2014–2023

  1. 2014Requires improvement
  2. 2016Good
  3. 2019Requires improvement
  4. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

1 weak areas

  • Early years provision

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026392
Free school meals (past 6 years)41.1%
First language not English17.0%
SEN support11.7%
EHC plan1.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.9%
Persistently absent pupils27.1%

Girls 52.1%Boys 47.9%

93.3% full · 420 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 41 responses (10.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school80.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school75.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved61% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 48.8% not applicable52.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year70.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 19.5% not applicable54.6% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed54.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child65.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school75.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing65.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school75.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school82.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development61% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent65.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.4
Pupils per adult9.0
  • Classroom teachers 16.2
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 23.4
  • Other support 4.1

Teachers 19.2 FTE · Whole workforce 46.7 · 55 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,060
Spend per pupil£7,586
Staff spend per pupil£6,207
Reserve per pupil£1,676
  • +£672,000revenue reserve
  • +£190,000in-year balance

Grants £7,332 · self-generated £728 · premises £389 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: FUTURE SCHOOLS TRUST (3 academies) · trust reserve £1,716,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it