Hugh Christie School
White Cottage Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4PU
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by Leigh Academy Hugh Christie. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Mr Palak Shah
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 1,226
- Pupils on roll
- 894
- URN
- 118903
- Local authority
- Kent
About this school
Hugh Christie School was a foundation secondary school in Tonbridge. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 894 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Hugh Christie School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 147 | 155 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.8 | 40.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.27 -0.50 to -0.03 | -0.21 -0.44 to +0.02 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 31.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 54.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 41.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.4 |
Trends over time
How Hugh Christie School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.8 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 963 |
| 2023/24 | 894 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hugh Christie School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 14.7% | 37% | 894 | — |
| Leigh Academy Hugh Christie | 40.5 | 10.7% | 39.8% | 688 | 0.0 miles |
| Hillview School for Girls | 48 | 9.7% | 16.8% | 1,500 | 1.8 miles |
| The Judd School | 78.4 | 4.6% | 2.7% | 1,541 | 1.9 miles |
| Leigh Academy Tonbridge | 43.1 | 7.3% | 33% | 807 | 2.0 miles |
| Tonbridge Grammar School | 77.2 | 5.8% | 2.2% | 1,150 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 14.7%
- Persistent absence
- 39.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie0.0 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
-
Hillview School for Girls1.8 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
-
The Judd School1.9 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
-
Leigh Academy Tonbridge2.0 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
-
Tonbridge Grammar School2.1 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
Other schools in Tonbridge
- Hillview School for Girls Secondary
- Leigh Academy Hugh Christie Secondary
- Leigh Academy Mascalls Secondary
- Leigh Academy Tonbridge Secondary
- The Judd School Secondary
- Tonbridge Grammar School Secondary
- Weald of Kent Grammar School Secondary
- Bishop Chavasse Primary School Primary
- Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cage Green Primary School Primary
- Capel Primary School Primary
- East Peckham Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hugh Christie School teach?
- Hugh Christie School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Tonbridge.
- Has Hugh Christie School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hugh Christie School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Hugh Christie School?
- Hugh Christie School had 894 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have Hugh Christie School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.8 in 2022/23 and 40 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hugh Christie School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hugh Christie School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 9 July 2024.