Fordcombe Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Tunbridge Wells (Kent).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Fordcombe Church of England Primary School is one of 8 schools run by The Tenax Schools Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Religious character
- Church of England
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Memorial Diocesan School | Secondary | Kent | 1,913 | 7 | Outstanding 2023 |
| Bishop Chavasse Primary School | Primary | Kent | 371 | 8 | Good 2022 |
| Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | Kent | 209 | 11 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2013, previous school) |
| Fordcombe Church of England Primary School (this school) | Primary | Kent | 57 | 5 | Ungraded inspection 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2016, previous school) |
| Jarvis Brook Primary School | Primary | East Sussex | 96 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2015, previous school) |
| Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | Kent | 211 | 7 | Report card 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School | Primary | East Sussex | 403 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp | Primary | Kent | 191 | 7 | Good 2023 |
| 8 schools | 3,451 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.