The Skinners' School

State-Funded School

the-skinners-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Tunbridge WellsConstituency

TN4 9PGPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Skinners' School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,149 pupils. The Skinners' School is part of SKINNERS' ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 Jan 2026 · published 23 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 70.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 93.4%
EBacc average point score: 6.76

Ethnicity

White

72%

Asian

11%

Black

<1%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,149

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,149
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: SKINNERS' ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
22 Jun 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.