46.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
196.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityKent
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterMethodist
StatusOpen
Overview of Kent College Pembury · All-through · Kent
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
46.0
+0.8
46.031.917.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.0
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
196.9
-0.6
249.5150.351.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 196.9
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
37.8
-4.7
44.040.937.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37.8
A-level value added
-0.01
-0.3
+0.3+0.10.0
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
11%
-14pp
25%17%9%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 11%
Average A-level grade
B-
-1
B+BB-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Value added compared with other schools
A-level value added-0.01
AveragePupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
418
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
38%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Old Church Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AX
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% | 46.0 | Not applicable | 0% | 196.9 | 50% | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 45.2 | Not published | 0% | 197.5 | 52% | 470 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 32.4 | Not published | 0% | 249.5 | 60% | 512 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 21.0 | Not published | 0% | 94.1 | 71% | 498 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 17.9 | Not published | 0% | 51.2 | 20% | 521 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 9.2 | Not published | 0% | 60.1 | 10% | 557 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 19.9 | Not published | 0% | — | 18% | 581 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 37.8 | B- | -0.01 | 11% | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 42.5 | B+ | +0.27 | 25% | 39 |
| 2022/23 | 37.9 | B- | — | 9% | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 44.0 | B+ | — | 22% | 50 |
| 2018/19 | 38.8 | B | +0.23 | 10% | 65 |
| 2017/18 | 38.6 | B | +0.02 | 19% | 57 |
| 2016/17 | 39.2 | B | +0.22 | 19% | 63 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 418 | — | 38% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 470 | — | 48% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 512 | — | 32% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 498 | — | 28% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 488 | — | 24% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 521 | — | 22% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 557 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 581 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.