Beechwood School
12 Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QD
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Ms Danielle Saffer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 303
- URN
- 118949
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01892532747
About this school
Beechwood School is an independent school in Tunbridge Wells. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 303 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Beechwood School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Beechwood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1943, 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 | 38 | 45 | 71 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.9 | 25.6 | 21.7 |
| 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 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
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 Beechwood 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 | 36.9 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 25.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 21.7 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 309 |
| 2023/24 | 354 |
| 2024/25 | 350 |
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
- 8
- Pupils on SEN support
- 62
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakley School0.7 miles
Special schools · Tunbridge Wells
-
OA Tunbridge Wells1.5 miles
Academies · Royal Tunbridge Wells
-
The Mead School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Tunbridge Wells
-
Rose Hill School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Tunbridge Wells
-
Broomhill Bank School2.3 miles
Special schools · Tunbridge Wells
Other schools in Tunbridge Wells
- Holmewood House School Independent schools
- Kent College Pembury 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 Beechwood School teach?
- Beechwood School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Tunbridge Wells.
- Who is the headmaster of Beechwood School?
- The headmaster of Beechwood School is Ms Danielle Saffer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beechwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Beechwood 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 Beechwood School?
- Beechwood School has 303 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Beechwood School full?
- Beechwood School has capacity for 420 pupils and 303 on roll (72%), 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 Beechwood School a faith school?
- No. Beechwood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Beechwood School a selective school?
- No. Beechwood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Beechwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.9 in 2022/23 and 21.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Beechwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beechwood 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 24 July 2026.