Skinners' Kent Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kent
Sandown Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/05/2023
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
22.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,017
Capacity used
Has space88%
1,150 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
146 of 168 families who put it first got an offer
175
Places offered
613
Total applications
3.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 168 | 146 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 159 | 26 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 168 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 118 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 613 | 175 | 29% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 25 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Hannah Knowles
- Address
- Sandown Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY
- Phone
- 01892534377
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Sherwood · Tunbridge Wells
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 135888
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SKINNERS' ACADEMIES TRUST
1,017 pupils · 1,150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 22
23 February 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 917 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.20 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 87.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.59 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 176 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 176 | 3% | 29% | 47% | |
| Mathematics | 175 | 13% | 31% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 167 | 5% | 44% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 151 | 7% | 26% | 50% | |
| French | 112 | 2% | 18% | 23% | |
| History | 112 | 9% | 30% | 50% | |
| Business | 87 | 6% | 30% | 52% | |
| Geography | 54 | 7% | 31% | 44% | |
| Spanish | 50 | 2% | 10% | 18% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 2% | 29% | 50% | |
| Design & Technology | 37 | 5% | 30% | 57% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 30 | 13% | 40% | 60% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17890: Skinners' Kent Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 36% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 37% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.