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Education in Tunbridge Wells

District

The east of the South East. 120,098 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 331 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Tunbridge Wells, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Tunbridge Wells had 54 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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54
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Tunbridge Wells had 54 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Tunbridge Wells among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Tunbridge Wells is 54.

Schools

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Schools in Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells has 54 open schools: 32 primary, 8 secondary, 3 special, 10 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
2
Good
9
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
1

14 of the 44 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and March 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

7 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Tunbridge Wells

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (December 2023), Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (September 2023).

Primary (32)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Benenden Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11213School remains Good, February 202282% met KS2 standard
Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11200School remains Good, November 202279% met KS2 standard
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11194Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met67% met KS2 standard
Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11209School remains Good, July 202467% met KS2 standard
Broadwater Down Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11109Good (overall), March 202377% met KS2 standard
Capel Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11209School remains Good, May 202438% met KS2 standard
Claremont Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11436Good (overall), January 202380% met KS2 standard
Colliers Green Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11109School remains Good, June 202475% met KS2 standard
Cranbrook Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11200School remains Good, June 202253% met KS2 standard
Frittenden Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11100Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade73% met KS2 standard
Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11216Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade80% met KS2 standard
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11192Good (overall), January 202367% met KS2 standard
Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11201School remains Good, March 202355% met KS2 standard
Langton Green Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11422Good (overall), February 202488% met KS2 standard
Leigh Academy HorsmondenAcademy converter5 to 11195Good (overall), October 202370% met KS2 standard
Leigh Academy Paddock WoodAcademy converter4 to 11618Good (overall), November 202386% met KS2 standard
Pembury SchoolCommunity school4 to 11400Standards maintained, October 202467% met KS2 standard
Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11108Requires improvement (overall), April 2023, before the school changed65% met KS2 standard
Sandhurst Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11179Standards maintained, November 202468% met KS2 standard
Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11194Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade64% met KS2 standard
Skinners' Kent Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11212School remains Good, February 202459% met KS2 standard
Skinners' Temple GroveAcademy sponsor led4 to 11163Some aspects not as strong, March 2025Good (overall), September 201939% met KS2 standard
Southborough CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11631School remains Good, March 202473% met KS2 standard
Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11212Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade81% met KS2 standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11241Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11201School remains Good, January 202467% met KS2 standard
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11629Good (overall), March 202472% met KS2 standard
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11633School remains Good, March 202370% met KS2 standard
St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11School remains Good, June 2022
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11293Requires improvement (overall), March 202459% met KS2 standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11208Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade70% met KS2 standard
The Wells Free SchoolFree schools4 to 11213Standards maintained, February 202568% met KS2 standard

Secondary (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Bennett Memorial Diocesan SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,913Outstanding (overall), December 2023Attainment 8: 53.4
Cranbrook SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18958Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 68.3
Leigh Academy MascallsAcademy converter11 to 181,227Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 41.9
Skinners' Kent AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,017Good (overall), May 2023Attainment 8: 43.8
St Gregory's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,093Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 44.8
The Skinners' SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,149Report card, January 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 72.7
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolFoundation school11 to 181,123Outstanding (overall), September 2023Attainment 8: 72.5
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysCommunity school11 to 181,875Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 64.5

Special (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Broomhill Bank SchoolFoundation special school11 to 19404School remains Good, October 2023
Meadows SchoolNon-maintained special school7 to 1965Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
Oakley SchoolCommunity special school4 to 19224Improved significantly, October 2024

Independent (10)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Beechwood SchoolOther independent school2 to 19303Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Benenden SchoolOther independent school10 to 19480Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Bethany SchoolOther independent school11 to 18309Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Holmewood House SchoolOther independent school2 to 13439Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Kent College PemburyOther independent school2 to 20352Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Rose Hill SchoolOther independent school3 to 13223Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
SomerhillOther independent school2 to 13518Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Ronan's SchoolOther independent school2 to 13359Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Dulwich School CranbrookOther independent school2 to 17536Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Mead SchoolOther independent school3 to 11203Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
OA Tunbridge WellsAcademy alternative provision sponsor led11 to 160Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, special measures

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.