Schools and Education in Groombridge

There are 48 schools within 5 miles of Groombridge town centre, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 94% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, Beacon Academy and Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School. There are 2 schools rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
48
Primary
29
Secondary
7
Good / Outstanding
94%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

3
27
Outstanding (3) Good (27) Requires Improvement (2) Not yet inspected (16)
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School Secondary 3.5 miles Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH Inspected: 31 January 2024 Beacon Academy Secondary 3.7 miles North Beeches Road, Crowborough, TN6 2AS Inspected: 21 May 2024 Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School Secondary 3.9 miles Southfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ Inspected: 10 November 2023
Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Corseley Road, Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9SF Inspected: 27 June 2023 Langton Green Primary School Primary 1.9 miles Lampington Row, Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0JG Inspected: 10 June 2024 St Mark's Church of England Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Ramslye Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8LN Inspected: 21 September 2022 Harmony Children's Centre 2.5 miles Gladstone Road, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8RZ Inspected: 18 July 2012 The Ark Children's Centre 2.8 miles School Rise, Broadwater Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5RP Inspected: 19 December 2012 Broadwater Down Primary School Primary 2.8 miles School Rise, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5RP Inspected: 05 May 2023 Broomhill Bank School Not applicable 3.2 miles Broomhill Road, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB Inspected: 19 January 2024 Frant Church of England Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Church Lane, Frant, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9DX Inspected: 21 March 2022 St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Primary 3.5 miles High Street, Hartfield, TN7 4AA Inspected: 02 June 2025 The Wells Free School Primary 3.6 miles King Charles Square, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8FA Inspected: 17 March 2025 Claremont Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Banner Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5EB Inspected: 14 February 2023 Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Crowborough Hill, Crowborough, TN6 2SD Inspected: 20 May 2024 St Marys Catholic Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Chapel Green, Crowborough, TN6 2LB Inspected: 22 March 2022 The Skinners' School Secondary 3.9 miles Shaftesbury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG Inspected: 14 January 2022 St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 4 miles Sandrock Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3PR Inspected: 25 April 2024 St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Quarry Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2EY Inspected: 29 February 2024 Ashdown Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Luxford Road, Crowborough, TN6 2HW Inspected: 16 January 2024 Southborough CofE Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Broomhill Park Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0JY Inspected: 14 May 2024 Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys Secondary 4.3 miles St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XB Inspected: 21 January 2022 Rotherfield Primary School Primary 4.3 miles N/A, Rotherfield, Crowborough, TN6 3NA Inspected: 08 March 2023 Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Tunbridge Wells Road, Crowborough, TN6 3PJ Inspected: 16 May 2024 St John's Church of England Primary School Primary 4.4 miles N/A, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9EW Inspected: 19 May 2023 Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 4.5 miles High Street, Penshurst, Tonbridge, TN11 8BX Inspected: 13 January 2023 Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 4.6 miles N/A, Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0UE Inspected: 13 January 2023 Little Forest Children's Centre 4.8 miles Birken Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UA Inspected: 09 July 2012 Skinners' Temple Grove Primary 4.8 miles Birken Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UA Inspected: 14 May 2025 Skinners' Kent Academy Secondary 5 miles Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY Inspected: 27 June 2023
St Michael's Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Station Road, Withyham, Hartfield, TN7 4BP Inspected: 07 December 2023 St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Powdermill Lane, High Brooms, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9DY Inspected: 14 May 2024
Holmewood House School Not applicable 1.7 miles Barrow Lane, Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0EB Fordcombe Church of England Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Spring Hill, Fordcombe, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0RY Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Gladstone Road, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8RZ The Mead School Not applicable 3.1 miles Frant Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5SN Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School Primary 3.2 miles Rydal Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SU Inspected: 12 December 2023 Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Langton Road, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0NP Rose Hill School Not applicable 3.3 miles Coniston Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SY St John's Church of England Primary School Primary 3.5 miles School Lane, St John's, Crowborough, TN6 1SD Acre Wood Academy Not applicable 4 miles Church Road, Crowborough, TN6 1BN St Gregory's Catholic School Secondary 4 miles Reynolds Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Hawkenbury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5BW OA Tunbridge Wells Not applicable 4.2 miles Floyd Close, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9TX Southborough Children's Centre 4.2 miles Broomhill Park Road, Broomhill Park Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0JY St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Wilman Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9AL Beechwood School Not applicable 4.6 miles Sherwood Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QD Meadows School Not applicable 4.8 miles London Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0RJ