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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]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
31% 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
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 A-[10] 48.4%[10]
2022/23 B+[11] 31.8%[11]
2021/22 A-[12] 41.9%[12]
2018/19 B+[13] 50.4%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
99% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
98% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
0% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 99%[15] 96%[15] 1%[15] 1%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 99%[16] 97%[16] 0%[16] 1%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 100%[17] 97%[17] 1%[17] 1%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 99%[18] 95%[18] 0%[18] 3%[18] 0%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[19]
Education
77% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[19]
Employment
13% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 91%[20] 74%[20] 3%[20] 13%[20]
2020/21 96%[21] 79%[21] 3%[21] 14%[21]
2019/20 92%[22] 79%[22] 1%[22] 12%[22]
2018/19 90%[23] 80%[23] 0%[23] 10%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
86% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
68% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
61% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
5% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 94%[26] 78%[26]
2019/20 95%[25] 69%[25] 61%[25] 5%[25]
2018/19 94%[27] 77%[27] 69%[27] 5%[27]
2017/18 87%[28] 62%[28] 55%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
27 Jan 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
23 Mar 2026[29]
Inclusion
Expected standard[29]
Achievement
Strong standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Strong standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
16 Nov 2021[30] S5 Inspection[30] Good[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
5.5 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
887 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
232 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
160 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 747[31] 208[31] 160[31] 4.7[31] 1.3[31]
Entry Sept 2024 811[31] 243[31] 160[31] 5.1[31] 1.5[31]
Entry Sept 2023 760[31] 200[31] 159[31] 4.8[31] 1.3[31]
Entry Sept 2022 697[31] 242[31] 160[31] 4.4[31] 1.5[31]

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[32]
Places beyond the catchment
20 places Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
160 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Entrance test, 11+ entry
PESE (11+) Kent test Entry Sept 2026[32]
Sibling priority
If they are siblings of current pupils, or sons of members of staff Entry Sept 2026[32]

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[33]
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[34]
English as an additional language
18.3% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
11.6% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
0.1% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
5.8% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
71.5%[35]
Mixed
11.2%[35]
Asian
12.3%[35]
Black
0.6%[35]
Any other ethnic group
1.1%[35]
Unclassified
3.2%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that reflects their remarkably high ambitions for all pupils[36]
Warmth
There is a culture of kindness and mutual respect in the school. They feel this is a place where everyone belongs.[36]
Pastoral care
Pupils who require emotional support benefit from the school's effective pastoral care. Students in the sixth form lead a peer education project that delivers sessions on positive mental health and building resilience for younger pupils.[36]
Behaviour
Classrooms are calm and purposeful learning environments where pupils can focus on their tasks without disruption.[36]
Learning support
The support for pupils with SEND is effective, and teachers make appropriate adaptations to enable pupils to access the curriculum. However, leaders are less precise about how they identify barriers and monitor the individual support they provide for some disadvantaged pupils.[36]
Enrichment
The school's extensive extra-curricular offer provides meaningful opportunities for pupils to develop their talents and interests across sport, the arts, culture, volunteering and leadership.[36]
Pupil voice
Students develop impressive leadership skills by acting as mentors to Year 7 pupils. Pupils benefit from a rich personal development programme that enables them to make a positive contribution through the many leadership roles available.[36]
Independence
Leaders should continue their work to develop autonomous, self-regulating individuals[36]
Structure
The clear routines set by leaders are very well understood by staff, who apply them consistently. Pupils know the high expectations leaders have of them.[36]
Diversity
They value the diversity in their community.[36]

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.
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  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.
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  21. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  31. 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.
  32. skinners-school.co.uk: skinners-school.co.uk — Questions about admissions. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (4)
    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)
    If they are siblings of current pupils, or sons of members of staff (p. 1)
  33. 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.
  34. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  35. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  36. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (15)
    There is a culture of kindness and mutual respect in the school (p. 2)
    They feel this is a place where everyone belongs (p. 5)
    Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that reflects their remarkably high ambitions for all pupils (p. 2)
    Pupils who require emotional support benefit from the school's effective pastoral care (p. 4)
    Students in the sixth form lead a peer education project that delivers sessions on positive mental health and building resilience for younger pupils (p. 5)
    Classrooms are calm and purposeful learning environments where pupils can focus on their tasks without disruption (p. 6)
    They value the diversity in their community (p. 4)
    The clear routines set by leaders are very well understood by staff, who apply them consistently (p. 2)
    Pupils know the high expectations leaders have of them (p. 2)
    The school's extensive extra-curricular offer provides meaningful opportunities for pupils to develop their talents and interests across sport, the arts, culture, volunteering and leadership (p. 4)
    Students develop impressive leadership skills by acting as mentors to Year 7 pupils (p. 4)
    Pupils benefit from a rich personal development programme that enables them to make a positive contribution through the many leadership roles available (p. 5)
    Leaders should continue their work to develop autonomous, self-regulating individuals (p. 6)
    The support for pupils with SEND is effective, and teachers make appropriate adaptations to enable pupils to access the curriculum (p. 5)
    However, leaders are less precise about how they identify barriers and monitor the individual support they provide for some disadvantaged pupils (p. 5)