The Wells Free School
Free schools primary school in Tunbridge Wells (Kent).
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Nearby schools
nearest first26 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is The Skinners' School, 0.5 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Skinners' SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,149 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| St Barnabas CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.5 mi | Primary | 201 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolFoundation | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,123 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.6 mi | Primary | 629 | Good, 2024 |
| Rose Hill SchoolOther independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 223 | - |
| Bennett Memorial Diocesan SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,913 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Bishops Down Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 194 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Claremont Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 436 | Good, 2023 |
| St Gregory's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,093 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 241 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| The Mead SchoolOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 203 | - |
| OA Tunbridge WellsAcademy alternative provision sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Alternative provision | - | Inadequate, 2024This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.9 mi | Primary | 633 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysCommunity | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,875 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Broadwater Down Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 109 | Good, 2023 |
| Beechwood SchoolOther independent | 1.2 mi | Independent | 303 | - |
| Broomhill Bank SchoolFoundation special | 1.2 mi | Special | 404 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| Skinners' Temple GroveAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 163 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.3 mi | Primary | 293 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Southborough CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.3 mi | Primary | 631 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.4 mi | Primary | 208 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Good |
| Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 108 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Skinners' Kent AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,017 | Good, 2023 |
| Skinners' Kent Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 212 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
| Meadows SchoolNon-maintained special | 1.9 mi | Special | 65 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 2.0 mi | Primary | 212 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
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
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 6 of 10).
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
- 55
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