Skinners Kent Academy

Skinners Kent Academy is a secondary school in Tunbridge Wells for children aged 11 to 18, teaching boys and girls. Around 1035 pupils are on roll. It is an academy, so its governing trust sets its own admission arrangements within the national code, and Kent coordinates offers. The school has its own sixth form for post-16 study. The headteacher is Miss Hannah Knowles.

Inspection at a glance

Ofsted rated Skinners Kent Academy Good at its inspection on 10 May 2023. The full inspection report is linked from this page so you can read the inspectors' own words.

How the school is performing

Attendance works out at roughly 92.0% (absence 8.0%) (2024/25). Around 30.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Figures come from the Department for Education's published school performance data and are shown in full further down this page.

Getting a place at Skinners Kent Academy

You apply for a place at Skinners Kent Academy on the secondary common application form through Kent, with the national deadline of 31 October. If the school is oversubscribed, places are allocated on its published admissions criteria, which usually give priority to looked-after children, siblings and distance from home to school. There is no separate entrance assessment. Always check the current admissions policy on the school's own website before you apply, because criteria can change year to year.

SEND at a glance

Skinners Kent Academy is a mainstream school, supporting pupils with SEND alongside their classmates through the graduated approach of assess, plan, do, review. The school's SEN information report is the authoritative source and is linked in the SEND section below.

Skinners Kent Academy contact details and location

Skinners Kent Academy is at Sandown Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4PY. The school office can be reached on 01892 534377. A map, directions and the school's own website link are on this page.