Bennett Memorial Diocesan School is a secondary school located in Tunbridge Wells. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 28/06/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
Website: https://www.bennettmemorial.co.uk/
Telephone: 01892521595
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jon Sparke
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136603

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1452
Number of Pupils: 1744
Number of Boys: 871
Number of Girls: 873

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.88 Confidence interval 0.71 to 1.05
Of the 234 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 215 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:82%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:56%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:54.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.9
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishops Down Primary School
Rydal Drive , TN4 9SU
3out of 4 557 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Wells Free School
King Charles Square , TN4 8FA
3out of 4 1,231 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Wilman Road , TN4 9AL
3out of 4 1,487 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Southborough CofE Primary School
Broomhill Park Road , Southborough TN4 0JY
3out of 4 1,512 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
Cunningham Road , TN4 9EW
3out of 4 1,709 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Culverden Down , TN4 9SH
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Southfield Road , TN4 9UJ
4out of 4 829 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
The Skinners' School
St John's Road , TN4 9PG
4out of 4 1,003 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
St Gregory's Catholic School
Reynolds Lane , TN4 9XL
4out of 4 1,373 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road , TN4 9XB
3out of 4 1,412 yd Community school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rose Hill School
Coniston Avenue , TN4 9SY
- not rated 359 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Broomhill Bank School
Broomhill Road , Rusthall TN3 0TB
3out of 4 969 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Two Bridges School
Charles Street , Southborough TN4 0DS
4out of 4 1,615 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mead School
16 Frant Road , TN2 5SN
- not rated 2,503 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadows School
London Road , Southborough TN4 0RJ
3out of 4 2,678 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.