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Benenden School

Other independent school in Cranbrook (Kent).

Pupils
480
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
25.0%
2025/26
Capacity
77%
480 / 620 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Benenden School is a school located in Cranbrook, Kent. The school caters for girls pupils aged 10 to 19. The Headteacher is Rachel Bailey.

Enrichment

19 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Band
  • Choir
  • Coding
  • Cooking
  • Creative Writing
  • Cricket
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Fencing
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Orchestra

and 3 more

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
  • Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award

Key facts

URN
118939
Type
Other independent school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
10 to 19
Gender
Girls
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Kent
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1926

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record