Schools and Education in Barden Park

There are 71 schools within 5 miles of Barden Park town centre, including 35 primary and 13 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 95% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Tonbridge Grammar School, Hilden Park and Skills for Independence and Employability Ltd. Parents should note that 2 schools have a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
71
Primary
35
Secondary
13
Good / Outstanding
95%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

5
34
Outstanding (5) Good (34) Requires Improvement (2) Not yet inspected (30)
Tonbridge Grammar School Secondary 1.3 miles Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, TN9 2JR Inspected: 17 January 2025 Hilden Park 1.8 miles Noble Tree Road, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 8ND Inspected: 22 July 2025 Skills for Independence and Employability Ltd 1.8 miles Cage Green Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4PT Inspected: 30 June 2023 Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School Secondary 3.5 miles Southfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ Inspected: 10 November 2023 Bennett Memorial Diocesan School Secondary 3.7 miles Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH Inspected: 31 January 2024
Sussex Road Community Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Sussex Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2TP Inspected: 02 February 2022 Leigh Academy Tonbridge Secondary 0.6 miles Old Barn Close, Tonbridge, TN9 2PH Inspected: 26 January 2023 Stocks Green Primary School Primary 1 miles Leigh Road, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 9AE Inspected: 29 April 2024 Royal Rise Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Royal Rise, Tonbridge, TN9 2DQ Inspected: 22 October 2021 Hillview School for Girls Secondary 1.4 miles Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, TN9 2HE Inspected: 18 October 2023 Hildenborough Church of England Primary School Primary 1.6 miles Riding Lane, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 9HY Inspected: 09 May 2023 St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Primary 1.6 miles Trench Road, Tonbridge, TN11 9NG Inspected: 08 December 2022 Bishop Chavasse Primary School Primary 1.8 miles Baker Lane, Tonbridge, TN11 0FB Inspected: 03 October 2022 Cage Green Primary School Primary 1.8 miles Cage Green Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4PT Inspected: 15 December 2023 Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 2.1 miles N/A, Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0UE Inspected: 13 January 2023 Woodlands Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Lawrence Road, Hunt Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4BB Inspected: 14 January 2025 Southborough CofE Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Broomhill Park Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0JY Inspected: 14 May 2024 Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys Secondary 3.1 miles St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XB Inspected: 21 January 2022 St John's Church of England Primary School Primary 3.3 miles N/A, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9EW Inspected: 19 May 2023 Skinners' Kent Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Bramling Crescent, Knights Wood, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3GS Inspected: 18 March 2024 Shipbourne School Primary 3.6 miles Ightham Road, Shipbourne, Tonbridge, TN11 9PB Inspected: 09 September 2024 Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 3.6 miles High Street, Penshurst, Tonbridge, TN11 8BX Inspected: 13 January 2023 Broomhill Bank School 3.6 miles Broomhill Road, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB Inspected: 19 January 2024 The Skinners' School Secondary 3.7 miles Shaftesbury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG Inspected: 14 January 2022 Little Forest Children's Centre 3.8 miles Birken Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UA Inspected: 09 July 2012 Skinners' Temple Grove Primary 3.8 miles Birken Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UA Inspected: 14 May 2025 White Rocks Farm 4 miles Rooks Hill, Sevenoaks, TN15 0SL Inspected: 28 June 2024 St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School Primary 4 miles Quarry Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2EY Inspected: 29 February 2024 The Wells Free School Primary 4.1 miles King Charles Square, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8FA Inspected: 17 March 2025 Skinners' Kent Academy Secondary 4.2 miles Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY Inspected: 27 June 2023 Capel Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Nortons Way, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, TN12 6RP Inspected: 18 June 2024 St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Sandrock Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3PR Inspected: 25 April 2024 Harmony Children's Centre 4.3 miles Gladstone Road, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8RZ Inspected: 18 July 2012 Oakley School 4.5 miles Grovehurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE Inspected: 27 November 2024 Pembury School Primary 4.5 miles Church Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4EB Inspected: 28 November 2024 Plaxtol Primary School Primary 4.7 miles School Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QD Inspected: 17 May 2023 Langton Green Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Lampington Row, Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0JG Inspected: 10 June 2024 Claremont Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Banner Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5EB Inspected: 14 February 2023 West Heath School 5 miles Ashgrove Road, Ashgrove Road, Kent, TN13 1SR Inspected: 13 October 2025
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 3 miles Powdermill Lane, High Brooms, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9DY Inspected: 14 May 2024 Hadlow Rural Community School Secondary 3.9 miles N/A, Hadlow, TN11 0AU Inspected: 18 September 2024
The Judd School Secondary 0.8 miles Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PN South Tonbridge Children's Centre 0.8 miles Avebury Avenue, River Lawn Road, Tonbridge, TN9 1TG Nexus Foundation Special School 0.8 miles Upper Haysden Lane, Tonbridge, TN11 8AA Inspected: 27 July 2023 Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment Primary 0.8 miles The Slade, Tonbridge, TN9 1HR Inspected: 26 April 2024 Hilden Grange School 1 miles Dry Hill Park Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3BX Tonbridge School 1 miles High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1JP Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery 1.1 miles Dry Hill Park Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3BU YMCA West Kent 1.3 miles Shipbourne Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3EJ Little Foxes Children's Centre 1.4 miles Waveney Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3JU Long Mead Community Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Waveney Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3JU Weald of Kent Grammar School Secondary 1.5 miles Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge, TN9 2JP Sackville School 1.5 miles Tonbridge Road, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 9HN Leigh Primary School Primary 1.6 miles The Green, Leigh, Tonbridge, TN11 8QP Inspected: 19 March 2024 Leigh Academy Hugh Christie Secondary 1.8 miles White Cottage Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4PU Meadows School 2.2 miles London Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0RJ Somerhill 2.2 miles N/A, Tonbridge, TN11 0NJ Southborough Children's Centre 2.8 miles Broomhill Park Road, Broomhill Park Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0JY OA Tunbridge Wells 3.2 miles Floyd Close, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9TX St Gregory's Catholic School Secondary 3.3 miles Reynolds Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Wilman Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9AL Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Langton Road, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0NP Kent College Pembury 3.9 miles Old Church Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AX Rose Hill School 3.9 miles Coniston Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SY Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School Primary 3.9 miles Rydal Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SU Inspected: 12 December 2023 Weald Community Primary School Primary 4 miles Long Barn Road, Weald, Sevenoaks, TN14 6PY Hadlow Primary School Primary 4.2 miles N/A, Tonbridge, TN11 0EH Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Gladstone Road, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8RZ Beechwood School 4.4 miles Sherwood Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QD Chiddingstone Church of England School Primary 4.7 miles Chiddingstone Road, Edenbridge, TN8 7AH Fordcombe Church of England Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Spring Hill, Fordcombe, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0RY