Ofsted
Ofsted report
Latest Ofsted report
10 Oct 2023
Education and residential inspection summary
Other Ofsted reports
This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.
Admissions
Can I get my child into this school?
This school is in Tunbridge Wells. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.
Results vs local authority and England
This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.
No published headline results for this school.
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
392
cap. 440
392288184
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
6.9
6.96.15.3
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
2%
2%1%1%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
38%
39%30%22%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
100%
100%100%100%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
19%
- England
- 9%
19%15%11%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
48%
- England
- 24%
48%38%27%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Overview
AddressBroomhill Road, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
Telephone01892510440
Local authorityKent
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio6.9:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Nearby schools
Other open schools of the same phase near TN3 0TB. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 10%
Attainment 8
54.0
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 21%
Attainment 8
43.8
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 4%
Attainment 8
73.4
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 6%
Attainment 8
70.8
Establishment history
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Became an academy 31 Aug 2015 (was URN 119038)
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 392 | 6.9 | 100% | 2% | 38% | 19% | 48% |
| 2023/24 | 363 | 6.4 | 100% | 1% | 39% | 13% | 39% |
| 2022/23 | 351 | 6.4 | 100% | 1% | 33% | 11% | 34% |
| 2021/22 | 302 | 5.6 | 100% | 1% | 31% | 12% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 278 | 5.5 | 100% | 1% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 223 | 5.4 | 100% | 1% | 32% | 14% | 43% |
| 2017/18 | 198 | 5.3 | 100% | 1% | 33% | 11% | 27% |
| 2016/17 | 184 | 6.2 | 100% | 1% | 36% | 15% | 37% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.