Secondary
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1913 of 1452 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- THE TENAX SCHOOLS TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
Ofsted
Last inspected December 2023
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
58%
54.0
3rd of 6 by our score, among the secondary schools in Tunbridge Wells we can score - 7 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.14 |
| Entered the EBacc | 89% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% |
| A level average points per entry | 36.15 |
| A level students | 183 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 68% |
| 22/23 | 68% |
| 23/24 | 61% |
| 24/25 | 58% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 40.3 |
| 22/23 | 36.0 |
| 23/24 | 34.2 |
| 24/25 | 36.1 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.76 |
| 22/23 | +0.95 |
| 23/24 | +0.73 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 59.5 |
| 22/23 | 58.2 |
| 23/24 | 56.0 |
| 24/25 | 54.0 |
Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Kent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Karen Brookes
- Address
- Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
- Telephone
- 01892521595