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Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery[1]

Independent · ages 0–11

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Character & practicalities

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
0–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
222[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
www.hildenoaks.co.uk[1]
District
Tonbridge and Malling[2]
Postcode
TN10 3BU[1]
URN
118974[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
165 2024/25[3]
SEN support
20% 2024/25[3]
EHC plan
0.6% 2024/25[3]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[3]

Practicalities

Admissions contact
The contact details for the Registrar are provided as email: registrar@hildenoaks.co.uk and phone: 01732 353941. 2026-10-14[4]
Occasional places
If a place is available, the Registrar will offer your child a 'taster day' to experience a day at Hilden Oaks. 2026-10-14[4]
Open events
Hilden Oaks offers an Open Morning on Friday 16 October 9-11am, which includes a guided tour by Form 6 pupils and a Q&A session with the Headteacher. Entry Sept 2027[5]

Routes to senior schools

No preferential route at 11+
Pupils sit the senior schools' normal competitive entrance tests (Kent Test / ISEB Pre-Test / school exams); no guarantee. The vast majority of children who sit the Kent Test (11+) pass, and they will take up a place at their secondary schools of choice. 2026-10-14[6]

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
As a result, pupils make good progress and produce work of a high standard. Pupils receive feedback about their work, but this is not always precise in supporting them to understand how to develop their understanding and how to improve their work.[7]
Warmth
Pupils are valued and their achievements are celebrated. Leaders successfully foster a respectful and inclusive school community.[7]
Pastoral care
The school provides effective pastoral care. Ready access to a specialist pastoral support assistant is available for pupils who need it.[7]
Behaviour
They are polite, respectful and move about the school calmly and confidently. Incidents of bullying are rare[7]
Learning support
Leaders identify the needs of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and provide teachers with precise guidance about how best to support pupils. Pupils who have SEND learn effectively.[7]
Enrichment
netball, football, journalism, orchestra, coding and musical theatre.[7]
Pupil voice
Staff promote understanding and respect for democracy through pupils voting for pupil representatives on the school council.[7]
Independence
In Reception, children’s self-belief and resilience is developed through exposure to tasks that require numerous attempts and sustained concentration[7]
Collaboration
develop their communication and social skills by working collaboratively with their peers on whole-class projects. A well-established pupil buddying system provides valuable support to new joiners.[7]
Structure
Leaders set high expectations for behaviour, which are consistently applied by staff.[7]
Diversity
The school has identified English as an additional language for 20 pupils.[7]
Sport
Pupils have opportunities to represent the school in regular sports fixtures across each term. Some individual pupils go on to participate and achieve success in competitions at a national level.[7]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. hildenoaks.co.uk: hildenoaks.co.uk — Admissions procedure. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (4)
    registrar@hildenoaks.co.uk (p. 1)
    01732 353941 (p. 1)
    Following your visit, and if a place is available, the Registrar will offer your child a 'taster day', which will help your child experience a day in the life at Hilden Oaks. (p. 1)
    ...your child will be invited to spend a regular school day with their current year group. (p. 1)
  5. hildenoaks.co.uk: hildenoaks.co.uk — Open morning personal tours. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (3)
    Open Mornings Friday 16 October 9-11am (p. 1)
    At an Open Morning, you will be guided around the school by pupils from Form 6, who will give you their very honest views about the school. (p. 1)
    An Open Morning Tour including Q&A with the Headteacher usually lasts around an hour. (p. 1)
  6. hildenoaks.co.uk: hildenoaks.co.uk — Destination offers. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    The vast majority of children who sit the Kent Test (11+) pass, and they will take up a place at their secondary schools of choice (p. 1)
  7. reports.isi.net: reports.isi.net document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (18)
    Pupils have opportunities to represent the school in regular sports fixtures across each term (p. 9)
    Some individual pupils go on to participate and achieve success in competitions at a national level (p. 9)
    Pupils are valued and their achievements are celebrated. Leaders successfully foster a respectful and inclusive school community (p. 3)
    As a result, pupils make good progress and produce work of a high standard (p. 7)
    Pupils receive feedback about their work, but this is not always precise in supporting them to understand how to develop their understanding and how to improve their work (p. 3)
    The school provides effective pastoral care (p. 9)
    Ready access to a specialist pastoral support assistant is available for pupils who need it (p. 9)
    They are polite, respectful and move about the school calmly and confidently (p. 9)
    Incidents of bullying are rare (p. 10)
    The school has identified English as an additional language for 20 pupils (p. 14)
    Leaders set high expectations for behaviour, which are consistently applied by staff (p. 3)
    netball, football, journalism, orchestra, coding and musical theatre (p. 8)
    Staff promote understanding and respect for democracy through pupils voting for pupil representatives on the school council (p. 11)
    In Reception, children's self-belief and resilience is developed through exposure to tasks that require numerous attempts and sustained concentration (p. 9)
    develop their communication and social skills by working collaboratively with their peers on whole-class projects (p. 7)
    A well-established pupil buddying system provides valuable support to new joiners (p. 11)
    Leaders identify the needs of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and provide teachers with precise guidance about how best to support pupils (p. 7)
    Pupils who have SEND learn effectively (p. 7)