- What did Ofsted judge Long Mead Community Primary School's quality of education to be?
- Ofsted judged Long Mead Community Primary School's quality of education as Requires improvement at its inspection in April 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Long Mead Community Primary School?
- Long Mead Community Primary School has 143 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Long Mead Community Primary School take?
- Long Mead Community Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
- Where is Long Mead Community Primary School located?
- Long Mead Community Primary School is located in Tonbridge, TN10 3JU, Kent.
- How do I apply to Long Mead Community Primary School?
- Long Mead Community Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How far from Long Mead Community Primary School were places offered?
- The furthest place offered at Long Mead Community Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception) was 1 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
- How are Reception places decided at Long Mead Community Primary School?
- When Long Mead Community Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Local Authority Care — Children in Local Authority Care or Previously in Local Authority Care – A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling / Current Family Association — A brother or sister attending Long Mead Community Primary School when the child starts; in this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters. The sibling link is maintained as long as the family live at the same address as when the first child applied, or has moved closer to the school than when the first child was offered a place, or has moved to an address that is less than 2 miles from the school using the distance measured by the method outlined in the distance/nearness of children’s home to school criterion; 3. Health and Special Access Reasons — Medical, health, social and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school’s legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010. Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents’/guardians’ physical or mental health or social needs mean that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection between these needs and Long Mead Community Primary School, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the event of a tie breaker situation the nearness of an applicant’s home to school will be the decider. If in the event more than one applicant has the same distance from home to school (as measured by the local authority), then a random selection will be applied which would independently supervised.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Long Mead Community Primary School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 65.7% of pupils at Long Mead Community Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.