# Skinners' Kent Academy

Skinners' Kent Academy is a secondary school in Tunbridge Wells, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,017 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E135888. [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,017
- Council: Tunbridge Wells
- URN: 135888

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 10 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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 Skinners' Kent Academy was 43.8, against 54.8 in Tunbridge Wells and 46.2 in England.
40% 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 | 43.8 | 54.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 64.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65.9% | 79.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 170 | – | – |

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.

- [Beechwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-school-e118949): 640 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Oakley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakley-school-e132148): 650 m. Special. Improved significantly, October 2024
- [Skinners' Temple Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skinners-temple-grove-e139052): 720 m. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, March 2025. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e118725): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Skinners' Kent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skinners-kent-primary-school-e141085): 1.5 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-cofe-va-primary-school-e118724): 1.6 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/135888)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135888)

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