The Skinners' School
Secondary schoolThe Skinners' School is a secondary school in Tunbridge Wells, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,149 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 27 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Skinners' School was 72.7, against 54.8 in Tunbridge Wells and 46.2 in England.
96.9% 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 | 72.7 | 54.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 96.9% | 64.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 79.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 160 | – | – |
- 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
In a straight line- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 72.5 (2025/26, provisional)290 m
- OA Tunbridge WellsPupil referral and alternative provision. Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, special measures630 m
- St Barnabas CofE VA Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- The Wells Free SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Tunbridge Wells
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).