Kent College Pembury
Old Church Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AX
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Headteacher
- Miss Katrina Handford
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 678
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 118946
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01892822006
About this school
Kent College Pembury is a Methodist independent school in Tunbridge Wells. It teaches children aged 2 to 20 and has 352 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Kent College Pembury under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Kent College Pembury has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1933, 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 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 82 | 54 | 54 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.4 | 45.2 | 46.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kent College Pembury 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 | 32.4 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.2 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 512 |
| 2023/24 | 470 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 185
Location
Nearby schools
-
Somerhill1.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Oakley School1.9 miles
Special schools · Tunbridge Wells
-
Beechwood School2.5 miles
Independent schools · Tunbridge Wells
-
OA Tunbridge Wells3.0 miles
Academies · Royal Tunbridge Wells
-
Meadows School3.1 miles
Special schools · Tunbridge Wells
Other schools in Tunbridge Wells
- Beechwood School Independent schools
- Holmewood House School Independent schools
- Rose Hill School Independent schools
- The Mead School Independent schools
- Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Broadwater Down Primary School Primary
- Claremont Primary School Primary
- Fordcombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Frant Church of England Primary School Primary
- Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kent College Pembury teach?
- Kent College Pembury teaches children aged 2 to 20. It is an independent school in Tunbridge Wells.
- Who is the headteacher of Kent College Pembury?
- The headteacher of Kent College Pembury is Miss Katrina Handford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kent College Pembury been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Kent College Pembury 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 Kent College Pembury?
- Kent College Pembury has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 20.
- Is Kent College Pembury full?
- Kent College Pembury has capacity for 678 pupils and 352 on roll (52%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kent College Pembury a faith school?
- Yes. Kent College Pembury is designated Methodist.
- Is Kent College Pembury a selective school?
- Yes. Kent College Pembury is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Kent College Pembury's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.4 in 2022/23 and 46 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Kent College Pembury's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kent College Pembury'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 24 July 2026.