# Education in Tunbridge Wells

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.

In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## Number of schools

Tunbridge Wells: **54** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000116) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Tunbridge Wells. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000116) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/education#l-schools

## 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.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| 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.

### Primary (32) (32)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Benenden Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benenden-church-of-england-primary-school-e118597) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 213 | School remains Good, February 2022 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bidborough-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e118598) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 200 | School remains Good, November 2022 | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishops-down-primary-and-nursery-school-e118468) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 194 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brenchley-and-matfield-church-of-england-primary-school-e142689) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 209 | School remains Good, July 2024 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Broadwater Down Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadwater-down-primary-school-e118566) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 109 | Good (overall), March 2023 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [Capel Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/capel-primary-school-e118271) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 209 | School remains Good, May 2024 | 38% met KS2 standard |
| [Claremont Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claremont-primary-school-e118456) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 436 | Good (overall), January 2023 | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Colliers Green Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colliers-green-church-of-england-primary-school-e118716) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 109 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 75% met KS2 standard |
| [Cranbrook Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cranbrook-church-of-england-primary-school-e118600) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 200 | School remains Good, June 2022 | 53% met KS2 standard |
| [Frittenden Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/frittenden-church-of-england-primary-school-e118701) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 100 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goudhurst-and-kilndown-church-of-england-primary-school-e118601) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 216 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawkhurst-church-of-england-primary-school-e118602) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 192 | Good (overall), January 2023 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lamberhurst-st-marys-cofe-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e118604) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 201 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [Langton Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langton-green-primary-school-e118465) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 422 | Good (overall), February 2024 | 88% met KS2 standard |
| [Leigh Academy Horsmonden](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-horsmonden-e147280) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 195 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Leigh Academy Paddock Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-paddock-wood-e147409) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 618 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 86% met KS2 standard |
| [Pembury School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pembury-school-e118280) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 400 | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rusthall-st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e151115) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 108 | Requires improvement (overall), April 2023, before the school changed | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [Sandhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandhurst-primary-school-e118282) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 179 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 68% met KS2 standard |
| [Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sissinghurst-voluntary-aided-church-of-england-primary-school-e118717) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 194 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Skinners' Kent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skinners-kent-primary-school-e141085) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 212 | School remains Good, February 2024 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [Skinners' Temple Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skinners-temple-grove-e139052) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 163 | Some aspects not as strong, March 2025 | 39% met KS2 standard |
| [Southborough CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southborough-cofe-primary-school-e118712) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 631 | School remains Good, March 2024 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/speldhurst-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e118607) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 212 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 81% met KS2 standard |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e144836) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 241 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-cofe-va-primary-school-e118724) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 201 | School remains Good, January 2024 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e118725) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 629 | Good (overall), March 2024 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e118611) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 633 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mark's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-church-of-england-primary-school-e152587) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | – | School remains Good, June 2022 | – |
| [St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-high-brooms-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e118709) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 293 | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e118614) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 208 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [The Wells Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-wells-free-school-e139696) | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 213 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 68% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (8) (8)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bennett Memorial Diocesan School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bennett-memorial-diocesan-school-e136603) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,913 | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8: 53.4 |
| [Cranbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cranbrook-school-e137739) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 958 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 68.3 |
| [Leigh Academy Mascalls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-mascalls-e136847) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,227 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 41.9 |
| [Skinners' Kent Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skinners-kent-academy-e135888) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,017 | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8: 43.8 |
| [St Gregory's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-school-e140640) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,093 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 44.8 |
| [The Skinners' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-skinners-school-e140595) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,149 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 72.7 |
| [Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tunbridge-wells-girls-grammar-school-e118789) | Foundation school | 11 to 18 | 1,123 | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8: 72.5 |
| [Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tunbridge-wells-grammar-school-for-boys-e118790) | Community school | 11 to 18 | 1,875 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 64.5 |

### Special (3) (3)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Broomhill Bank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broomhill-bank-school-e119026) | Foundation special school | 11 to 19 | 404 | School remains Good, October 2023 |
| [Meadows School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadows-school-e119029) | Non-maintained special school | 7 to 19 | 65 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| [Oakley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakley-school-e132148) | Community special school | 4 to 19 | 224 | Improved significantly, October 2024 |

### Independent (10) (10)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Beechwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-school-e118949) | Other independent school | 2 to 19 | 303 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Benenden School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benenden-school-e118939) | Other independent school | 10 to 19 | 480 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Bethany School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bethany-school-e118978) | Other independent school | 11 to 18 | 309 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Holmewood House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holmewood-house-school-e118950) | Other independent school | 2 to 13 | 439 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Kent College Pembury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kent-college-pembury-e118946) | Other independent school | 2 to 20 | 352 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Rose Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rose-hill-school-e118951) | Other independent school | 3 to 13 | 223 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Somerhill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/somerhill-e118960) | Other independent school | 2 to 13 | 518 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [St Ronan's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ronans-school-e118943) | Other independent school | 2 to 13 | 359 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [The Dulwich School Cranbrook](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-dulwich-school-cranbrook-e118990) | Other independent school | 2 to 17 | 536 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [The Mead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-mead-school-e118975) | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 203 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Pupil referral and alternative provision (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [OA Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oa-tunbridge-wells-e151544) | Academy alternative provision sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 0 | Inadequate (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.

## More on this place

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- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/sources) (28)

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