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The Skinners' School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 73 72.7 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B+ B+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
72.7 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
96.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
50% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.99 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 70.8[6] 93.4%[6]
2023/24 74.1[4] 98.7%[4] +0.99[4]
2022/23 72.7[7] 97%[7] +0.71[7]
2021/22 72.5[8] 59%[8] +0.03[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B+ 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
YearA-level average grade
2023/24 A-[10]
2022/23 B+[11]
2021/22 A-[12]
2018/19 B+[13]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
27 Jan 2026[14]
Type
S5 Inspection[14]
Report published
23 Mar 2026[14]
Inclusion
Expected standard[14]
Achievement
Strong standard[14]
Safeguarding standards
Met[14]
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard[14]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[14]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[14]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[14]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Strong standard[14]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
16 Nov 2021[15] S5 Inspection[15] Good[15]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
5.5 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Applications (any preference)
887 Entry Sept 2026[16]
First preferences
232 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Places offered
160 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place
Entry Sept 2025 747[16] 208[16] 160[16] 4.7[16]
Entry Sept 2024 811[16] 243[16] 160[16] 5.1[16]
Entry Sept 2023 760[16] 200[16] 159[16] 4.8[16]
Entry Sept 2022 697[16] 242[16] 160[16] 4.4[16]

Admissions

Catchment, as the policy words it
A West Kent Area from which we fill 140 places and an Outer Area from which we fill 20 places Entry Sept 2026[17]
Places beyond the catchment
20 places Entry Sept 2026[17]
Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
160 Entry Sept 2026[17]
Entrance test, 11+ entry
PESE (11+) Kent test Entry Sept 2026[17]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
945[1]
Trust
SKINNERS' ACADEMIES TRUST[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
http://www.skinners-school.co.uk[1]
District
Tunbridge Wells[18]
Postcode
TN4 9PG[1]
URN
140595[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1141 2024/25[19]
English as an additional language
18.3% 2024/25[19]
SEN support
11.6% 2024/25[19]
EHC plan
0.1% 2024/25[19]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
5.8% 2024/25[19]

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. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. skinners-school.co.uk: skinners-school.co.uk — Questions about admissions. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (3)
    There are two areas from which pupils at Skinners' now come from: A West Kent Area from which we fill 140 places and an Outer Area from which we fill 20 places. (p. 1)
    The school will admit 160 boys into Year 7 divided into five forms. (p. 1)
    Up to 16 Governors' Places will be offered to children living in the West Kent area who would not otherwise be offered a place, who scored highest in the PESE (11+) Kent test, places determined by combined rank order. (p. 1)
  18. 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.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.