OA Tunbridge Wells
St Johns Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9TX
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OLIVE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Tony Machin
- Sponsor
- Olive Academies
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 0
- URN
- 151544
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01892518461
About this school
OA Tunbridge Wells is a special academy in Royal Tunbridge Wells. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 0 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected OA Tunbridge Wells, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Two Bridges School (URN 135467).
Location
Nearby schools
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Rose Hill School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Tunbridge Wells
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Broomhill Bank School1.1 miles
Special schools · Tunbridge Wells
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Meadows School1.1 miles
Special schools · Tunbridge Wells
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Beechwood School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Tunbridge Wells
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The Mead School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Tunbridge Wells
Common questions
- What ages does OA Tunbridge Wells teach?
- OA Tunbridge Wells teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
- Who is the headteacher of OA Tunbridge Wells?
- The headteacher of OA Tunbridge Wells is Tony Machin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has OA Tunbridge Wells been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected OA Tunbridge Wells, 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 OA Tunbridge Wells?
- OA Tunbridge Wells has 0 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is OA Tunbridge Wells a faith school?
- No. OA Tunbridge Wells has no designated religious character.
- Is OA Tunbridge Wells part of an academy trust?
- OA Tunbridge Wells is part of OLIVE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does OA Tunbridge Wells publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for OA Tunbridge Wells. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.