The Wells Free School is a primary school located in Tunbridge Wells. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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King Charles Square, Tunbridge Wells

School Information

Address: King Charles Square, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8FA
Website: www.thewellsfreeschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01892739075
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Katharine Le Page
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139696

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 180
Number of Pupils: 181
Number of Boys: 99
Number of Girls: 82

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -3.4 to 1.8
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.9 to 2
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.2 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Wells Free School
King Charles Square , TN4 8FA
3out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
Quarry Road , TN1 2EY
3out of 4 845 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sandrock Road , TN2 3PR
4out of 4 1,095 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Hawkenbury Road , TN2 5BW
4out of 4 1,302 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Claremont Primary School
Banner Farm Road , TN2 5EB
4out of 4 1,348 yd Community 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 4 815 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Southfield Road , TN4 9UJ
4out of 4 1,054 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Culverden Down , TN4 9SH
4out of 4 1,231 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road , TN4 9XB
3out of 4 1,782 yd Community school No Boys More About School
St Gregory's Catholic School
Reynolds Lane , TN4 9XL
4out of 4 1,859 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 1,171 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Mead School
16 Frant Road , TN2 5SN
- not rated 1,568 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Beechwood School
12 Pembury Road , TN2 3QD
- not rated 2,021 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Broomhill Bank School
Broomhill Road , Rusthall TN3 0TB
3out of 4 2,146 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Two Bridges School
Charles Street , Southborough TN4 0DS
4out of 4 2,171 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.