Schools in Tunbridge Wells

About schools in Tunbridge Wells

Most of the 37 schools listed in Tunbridge Wells are primary schools. Its six secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another three schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

68%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 24 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

53.7

average Attainment 8 score, across the 8 schools with published results

Primary schools23

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Broadwater Down Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Claremont Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Fordcombe Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Frant Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Langton Green Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• Pembury School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Skinners' Kent Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Skinners' Temple Grove

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  39%

  expected standard
• Southborough CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• St John's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• St Mark's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• St Peter's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• The Wells Free School

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard

Secondary schools6

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Bennett Memorial Diocesan School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  54.0

  Attainment 8
• Skinners' Kent Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  38.4

  Attainment 8
• St Gregory's Catholic School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  43.8

  Attainment 8
• The Skinners' School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  70.8

  Attainment 8
• Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  73.4

  Attainment 8
• Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  63.7

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Broomhill Bank School

  Foundation special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Meadows School

  Non-maintained special school · Ages 7 to 19

• Oakley School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 19

Independent schools5

• Beechwood School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 19

• Holmewood House School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 13

• Kent College Pembury

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 20

• Rose Hill School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 13

• The Mead School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

Common questions about schools in Tunbridge Wells

How many schools are in Tunbridge Wells?

OfferDay lists 37 schools in Tunbridge Wells, including 23 primary schools and six secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Tunbridge Wells?

Every school in Tunbridge Wells is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Tunbridge Wells?

OfferDay ranks schools in Tunbridge Wells where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.