The Skinners' School
St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
1,149 pupils · 122% of 945 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- SKINNERS' ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 23 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 70.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 93.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 96.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 72.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.45 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 160 | 232 | 887 | 160 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 160 | 208 | 747 | 160 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 160 | 243 | 811 | 160 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 159 | 200 | 760 | 159 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 160 | 242 | 697 | 160 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 160 | 329 | 922 | 160 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 158 | 298 | 785 | 158 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 160 | 248 | 756 | 160 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School 0.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys 0.9 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Bennett Memorial Diocesan School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Gregory's Catholic School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Skinners' Kent Academy 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Tonbridge Grammar School 4.7 km · Outstanding (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.