Bennett Memorial Diocesan School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Culverden Down
 Tunbridge Wells
 Kent TN4 9SH
Telephone: 01892 521595

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Trust: The Tenax Schools Trust
Sponsor: The Tenax Schools Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Dr Karen Brookes (since January 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Jon Sparke
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 95.3 / 12.3
Non-teaching Staff*: 31.4
Number of pupils: 1865
Pupils Per Teacher: 19.6
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 6.70% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 10.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 8.5% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 28.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 29.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Kent
Constituency: Tunbridge Wells
Electoral Ward: St John's
School Number: 8865464

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 14th December 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Rose Hill School (0.3km) show on map
  2. Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School (0.5km) show on map
  3. St Gregory's Catholic School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Broomhill Bank School (0.9km) show on map
  6. The Skinners' School (0.9km) show on map
  7. The Wells Free School (1.1km) show on map
  8. Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (1.3km) show on map
  9. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  10. Southborough CofE Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  11. Two Bridges School (1.5km) show on map
  12. St John's Church of England Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  13. St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  14. Rusthall St Paul's CofE VA Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  15. St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided P... (2.0km) show on map
  16. St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Vo... (2.1km) show on map
  17. Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided ... (2.1km) show on map
  18. The Mead School (2.3km) show on map
  19. Claremont Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  20. Meadows School (2.5km) show on map
  21. Broadwater Down Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  22. St Mark's Church of England Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  23. Temple Grove Academy (2.6km) show on map
  24. Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Contro... (2.7km) show on map
  25. Beechwood School (2.8km) show on map
  26. Holmewood House School (2.9km) show on map
  27. Skinners' Kent Academy (3.1km) show on map
  28. Langton Green Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  29. St Peter's Church of England Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  30. Skinners' Kent Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  31. Oakley School (4.2km) show on map
  32. Nexus Foundation Special School (4.6km) show on map
  33. Fordcombe Church of England Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  34. Tonbridge Grammar School (4.9km) show on map
  35. Leigh Academy Tonbridge (5.1km) show on map
  36. Weald of Kent Grammar School (5.1km) show on map
  37. The Judd School (5.2km) show on map
  38. Frant Church of England Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  39. Sussex Road Community Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  40. Royal Rise Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  41. Hillview School for Girls (5.6km) show on map
  42. Pembury School (5.7km) show on map
  43. Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided P... (5.7km) show on map
  44. Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Prim... (5.7km) show on map
  45. Somerhill (5.8km) show on map
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  47. Kent College Pembury (5.9km) show on map
  48. Leigh Primary School (6.3km) show on map
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  50. Tonbridge School (6.8km) show on map
  51. Hilden Grange School (7.0km) show on map
  52. Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery (7.1km) show on map
  53. YMCA West Kent (7.4km) show on map
  54. Stocks Green Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  55. Long Mead Community Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  56. Skills for Independence and Employability Ltd (8.2km) show on map
  57. Cage Green Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  58. Sackville School (8.2km) show on map
  59. St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  60. Leigh Academy Hugh Christie (8.3km) show on map
  61. Hildenborough Church of England Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  62. Capel Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  63. Hilden Park (8.5km) show on map
  64. Chiddingstone Church of England School (8.6km) show on map
  65. Woodlands Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  66. St Michael's Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  67. The Mount Camphill Community Ltd (8.9km) show on map
  68. Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  69. Mascalls Academy (10.0km) show on map
  70. Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Prim... (10.1km) show on map
  71. Sacred Heart School (10.2km) show on map
  72. Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery (10.4km) show on map
  73. Paddock Wood Primary Academy (10.5km) show on map
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  75. Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Prima... (10.6km) show on map
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  77. Rotherfield Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  78. Hadlow Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  79. Beacon Academy (11.1km) show on map
  80. St John's Church of England Primary School (11.1km) show on map
  81. Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School (11.2km) show on map
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  83. Uplands Academy (11.2km) show on map
  84. St Marys Catholic Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  85. Weald Community Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  86. Shipbourne School (11.6km) show on map
  87. Ashdown Primary School (11.6km) show on map
  88. Grove Park School (11.7km) show on map
  89. The Quest School (11.9km) show on map
  90. White Rocks Farm (12.2km) show on map
  91. East Peckham Primary School (12.4km) show on map
  92. Horsmonden Primary Academy (12.8km) show on map
  93. Jarvis Brook Primary School (13.0km) show on map
  94. Four Elms Primary School (13.1km) show on map
  95. West Heath School (13.2km) show on map
  96. Plaxtol Primary School (13.2km) show on map
  97. Mayfield School (13.5km) show on map
  98. Mayfield Church of England Primary School (13.6km) show on map
  99. Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Volun... (13.6km) show on map
  100. Solefield School (13.8km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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