The Quest School
Bell 3, The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, TN12 6PY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Keyes Mrs Louise Smyth
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 26
- URN
- 134605
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732522700
About this school
The Quest School is an independent special school in Paddock Wood. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 26 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Quest School 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
The Quest School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2004, 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 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 The Quest 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 27 |
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
- 26
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kent College Pembury4.0 miles
Independent schools · Tunbridge Wells
-
Somerhill4.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Skills for Independence and Employability Ltd4.8 miles
Other types · Tonbridge
-
St Helens Montessori School4.9 miles
Independent schools · Maidstone
-
YMCA West Kent5.0 miles
Other types · Tonbridge
Common questions
- What year groups does The Quest School teach?
- The Quest School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Paddock Wood.
- Who is the headteacher of The Quest School?
- The headteacher of The Quest School is Mrs Nicola Keyes Mrs Louise Smyth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Quest School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Quest 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 The Quest School?
- The Quest School has 26 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is The Quest School full?
- The Quest School has capacity for 30 pupils and 26 on roll (87%), 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 The Quest School a faith school?
- No. The Quest School has no designated religious character.
- What are The Quest School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Quest 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.