The Wells Free School
Free schools primary school in Tunbridge Wells (Kent).
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
The Wells Free School is part of the Kent County Council Co-ordinated Scheme for Primary Admissions. Please visit the Kent County Council website for more information. The KCC website also gives details about making a late application. Applications for September 2026 will open on Friday 7th November 2025 and will close on Thursday 15th January 2026.
Reception offers will be sent to parents on Thursday 16th April 2026.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Computing
- Drama
- Gardening
- Karate
- Minecraft
- Music
- Stem
- Swimming
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 139696
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (16 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.12 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Natalie Arnold | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Anneka Yau | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Hin Fung Kung Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Wilson Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 |
| Mrs Suzanne Farr Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lucy Katharine McKenzie Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Carol-Anne Davidson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Robert Taylor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Judith O'Connor Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mrs Jane Page Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mrs Louise Hallam | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Grant Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 |
| Mrs Monica Pell Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 |
| Mrs Katharine Le Page Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mrs Katharine Le Page Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2020 | |
| Mrs Emma Lewis | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2020 | |
| Ms Samantha Lewis Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record