Broomhill Bank School
Broomhill Road, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Ackerley
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 440
- Pupils on roll
- 404
- URN
- 119026
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01892510440
About this school
Broomhill Bank School is a foundation special school in Tunbridge Wells. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 404 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 55 | 56 | 60 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.5 | 9.0 | 8.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.65 -3.06 to -2.24 | -2.25 -2.66 to -1.84 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 3.6% | 8.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 5.4% | 15% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
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 Broomhill Bank 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 | 6.5 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 19.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 351 |
| 2023/24 | 363 |
| 2024/25 | 392 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.49%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 19.34%
- Persistent absence
- 48.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rose Hill School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Tunbridge Wells
-
OA Tunbridge Wells1.1 miles
Academies · Royal Tunbridge Wells
-
Holmewood House School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Tunbridge Wells
-
Meadows School1.6 miles
Special schools · Tunbridge Wells
-
The Mead School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Tunbridge Wells
Other schools in Tunbridge Wells
- Meadows School Special schools
- Oakley School Special 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
- Langton Green Primary School Primary
- Pembury School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Broomhill Bank School teach?
- Broomhill Bank School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Tunbridge Wells.
- Who is the headteacher of Broomhill Bank School?
- The headteacher of Broomhill Bank School is Mr Steven Ackerley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Broomhill Bank School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broomhill Bank School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Broomhill Bank School?
- Broomhill Bank School has 404 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Broomhill Bank School full?
- Broomhill Bank School has capacity for 440 pupils and 404 on roll (92%), 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 Broomhill Bank School a faith school?
- No. Broomhill Bank School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Broomhill Bank School?
- Broomhill Bank School is part of Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Broomhill Bank School have?
- The schools register lists Broomhill Bank School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Broomhill Bank School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.5 in 2022/23 and 8.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Broomhill Bank School's absence rate?
- Broomhill Bank School's overall absence rate is 19.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broomhill Bank School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broomhill Bank 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 30 June 2026.