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41 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Holmewood House School, 1.8 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
Holmewood House SchoolOther independent	1.8 mi	Independent	439	-
Langton Green Primary SchoolCommunity	1.9 mi	Primary	422	Good, 2024
St Michael's Primary SchoolCommunity	2.0 mi	Primary	74	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1
Fordcombe Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.2 mi	Primary	57	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2016, previous school)
Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.5 mi	Primary	108	Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Broadwater Down Primary SchoolCommunity	3.0 mi	Primary	109	Good, 2023
Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	3.1 mi	Primary	212	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	3.2 mi	Primary	81	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2016)
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity	3.2 mi	Primary	194	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5
Broomhill Bank SchoolFoundation special	3.3 mi	Special	404	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018)
The Mead SchoolOther independent	3.3 mi	Independent	203	-
Rose Hill SchoolOther independent	3.4 mi	Independent	223	-
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	3.4 mi	Primary	210	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Bennett Memorial Diocesan SchoolAcademy converter	3.6 mi	Secondary	1,913	Outstanding, 2023
Frant Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	3.7 mi	Primary	96	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3
The Wells Free SchoolFree schools	3.7 mi	Primary	213	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (May 2015)
Beacon AcademyAcademy converter	3.8 mi	Secondary	1,642	Outstanding, 2024
Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led	3.8 mi	Primary	403	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019)
St Marys Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	3.9 mi	Primary	214	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Claremont Primary SchoolCommunity	3.9 mi	Primary	436	Good, 2023
St Gregory's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter	4.0 mi	Secondary	1,093	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolFoundation	4.0 mi	Secondary	1,123	Outstanding, 2023
The Skinners' SchoolAcademy converter	4.0 mi	Secondary	1,149	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1
Acre Wood AcademyAcademy special sponsor led	4.0 mi	Special	144	No overall grade, 2024Inadequate in all four key judgements; early years provision Inadequate; sixth form provision Inadequate. This inspection was of the school this one replaced.
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	4.2 mi	Primary	201	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014)
Ashdown Primary SchoolCommunity	4.2 mi	Primary	407	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (May 2018)
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	4.2 mi	Primary	629	Good, 2024
OA Tunbridge WellsAcademy alternative provision sponsor led	4.2 mi	Alternative provision	-	Inadequate, 2024This inspection was of the school this one replaced.
Southborough CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	4.3 mi	Primary	631	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014)
Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	4.3 mi	Primary	79	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (May 2013)
St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	4.3 mi	Primary	208	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Good
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysCommunity	4.4 mi	Secondary	1,875	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3
St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.4 mi	Primary	241	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	4.5 mi	Primary	633	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017)
Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	4.6 mi	Primary	200	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2013)
Rotherfield Primary SchoolCommunity	4.6 mi	Primary	209	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (May 2012)
Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	4.7 mi	Primary	91	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019)
Beechwood SchoolOther independent	4.8 mi	Independent	303	-
Meadows SchoolNon-maintained special	4.8 mi	Special	65	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; sixth form provision Outstanding
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	4.8 mi	Primary	293	Requires improvement, 2024
Skinners' Temple GroveAcademy sponsor led	5.0 mi	Primary	163	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given

Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.

The neighbourhood

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This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).

Overall deprivation8

Income9

Employment9

Education and skills9

Health10

Crime10

Barriers to housing and services2

Living environment4

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Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.

Children in income-deprived families: 45

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