Skinners' Temple Grove
Friars Way, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SKINNERS' ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebekah Leeves
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Skinners' Company
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 163
- URN
- 139052
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01892520562
About this school
Skinners' Temple Grove is a primary academy in Tunbridge Wells. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 163 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Skinners' Temple Grove, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 53% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 69% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 69% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 66% | 35% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Skinners' Temple Grove 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 | 53% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Skinners' Temple Grove compares
Skinners' Temple Grove ranked 400th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 8.8% | 54.8% | 163 | — |
| St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 34% | 201 | 0.7 miles |
| Skinners' Kent Primary School | 59% | 4.1% | 16.2% | 212 | 0.8 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 3.6% | 10.6% | 633 | 0.8 miles |
| St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 72% | 4.5% | 10.3% | 629 | 0.8 miles |
| St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 59% | 6.9% | 49% | 293 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report12 March 2025
- 17 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.75%
- English as an additional language
- 25.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.75%
- Persistent absence
- 33.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tunbridge Wells
-
Skinners' Kent Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Tunbridge Wells
-
St John's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Tunbridge Wells
-
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Tunbridge Wells
-
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Tunbridge Wells
Other schools in Tunbridge Wells
Skinners' Temple Grove ranks 23rd of the 23 ranked primary schools in Tunbridge Wells.
- 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
- Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Skinners' Kent Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Skinners' Temple Grove teach?
- Skinners' Temple Grove teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tunbridge Wells.
- Who is the headteacher of Skinners' Temple Grove?
- The headteacher of Skinners' Temple Grove is Mrs Rebekah Leeves, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Skinners' Temple Grove been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Skinners' Temple Grove, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Skinners' Temple Grove?
- Skinners' Temple Grove has 163 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Skinners' Temple Grove full?
- Skinners' Temple Grove has capacity for 210 pupils and 163 on roll (78%), 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 Skinners' Temple Grove a faith school?
- No. Skinners' Temple Grove has no designated religious character.
- Is Skinners' Temple Grove a selective school?
- No. Skinners' Temple Grove is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Skinners' Temple Grove have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Skinners' Temple Grove as having no nursery classes.
- Is Skinners' Temple Grove part of an academy trust?
- Skinners' Temple Grove is part of SKINNERS' ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Skinners' Temple Grove's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Skinners' Temple Grove compare with other schools in Kent?
- Skinners' Temple Grove ranked 400th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Skinners' Temple Grove's absence rate?
- Skinners' Temple Grove's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Skinners' Temple Grove's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Skinners' Temple Grove'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 1 July 2026.