Primary school

Tymberwood Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • DA12 4BN
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,492 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 37%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 15%15%2016/17: top 45%2017/18: top 53%2018/19: top 16%2022/23: top 60%2023/24: top 61%2024/25: top 37%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM69% · South East 64%7/10 Above−21 pts
Higher standard, RWM14% · South East 7%9/10 Top 20%+39.6 pts
Reading score107 · South East 1066/10 Middle+17.8 pts
Maths score105 · South East 1055/10 Middle−22.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 73% · 44 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 66% · 59 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 66% · 59 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 81% · 58 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 57% · 60 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 58% · 60 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 69% · 59 pupils · South East 64%81%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 44 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 5% · 59 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 14% · 59 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 9% · 58 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 13% · 60 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 10% · 60 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 14% · 59 pupils · South East 7%14%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 44 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 59 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 104 · 59 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 58 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 60 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 105 · 60 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 107 · 59 pupils · South East 106107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 109 · 44 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 59 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 59 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 107 · 58 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 59 pupils · South East 105109103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
27 of 27 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2727
2nd201
3rd201

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  5. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2017Good
  7. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026394
Free school meals (past 6 years)48.0%
First language not English25.4%
SEN support17.4%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.5%
Persistently absent pupils24.4%

Girls 47.5%Boys 52.5%

93.8% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.7
Pupils per adult10.7
  • Classroom teachers 11.2
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 19.8
  • Other support 10.2

Teachers 16.2 FTE · Whole workforce 46.2 · 66 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,052
Spend per pupil£6,228
Staff spend per pupil£4,960
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£322,000in-year balance

Grants £6,968 · self-generated £85 · premises £382 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST (62 academies) · trust reserve £4,830,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it