The Skinners' School is a secondary school located in Tunbridge Wells. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/06/2007. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Website: http://www.skinners-school.co.uk
Telephone: 01892520732
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Edward Wesson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 140595

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/06/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 945
Number of Pupils: 1114
Number of Boys: 1114
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.62 Confidence interval 0.39 to 0.85
Of the 151 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 121 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:89%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:97%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:72.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:7.05
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Wilman Road , TN4 9AL
3out of 4 777 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
Quarry Road , TN1 2EY
3out of 4 777 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Wells Free School
King Charles Square , TN4 8FA
3out of 4 815 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
Cunningham Road , TN4 9EW
3out of 4 903 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sandrock Road , TN2 3PR
4out of 4 1,434 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Skinners' School
St John's Road , TN4 9PG
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Southfield Road , TN4 9UJ
4out of 4 314 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road , TN4 9XB
3out of 4 968 yd Community school No Boys More About School
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Culverden Down , TN4 9SH
4out of 4 1,003 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Gregory's Catholic School
Reynolds Lane , TN4 9XL
4out of 4 1,054 yd Academy converter No Mixed 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 1,192 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Two Bridges School
Charles Street , Southborough TN4 0DS
4out of 4 1,365 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Broomhill Bank School
Broomhill Road , Rusthall TN3 0TB
3out of 4 1,954 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beechwood School
12 Pembury Road , TN2 3QD
- not rated 2,139 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Mead School
16 Frant Road , TN2 5SN
- not rated 2,384 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.