# Bennett Memorial Diocesan School

Bennett Memorial Diocesan School is a secondary school in Tunbridge Wells, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,913 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E136603. [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,913
- Council: Tunbridge Wells
- URN: 136603

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), December 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Bennett Memorial Diocesan School was 53.4, against 54.8 in Tunbridge Wells and 46.2 in England.
56.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Tunbridge Wells | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 53.4 | 54.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56.8% | 64.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79.3% | 79.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 294 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Rose Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rose-hill-school-e118951): 330 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishops-down-primary-and-nursery-school-e118468): 510 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tunbridge-wells-girls-grammar-school-e118789): 760 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 72.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Broomhill Bank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broomhill-bank-school-e119026): 890 m. Special. School remains Good, October 2023
- [The Skinners' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-skinners-school-e140595): 920 m. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 72.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [OA Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oa-tunbridge-wells-e151544): 1.1 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, special measures

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136603)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136603)

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