Schools and Education in Hale Street

There are 28 schools within 5 miles of Hale Street town centre, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 94% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include The Quest School, Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery and The Discovery School. There is 1 school rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
28
Primary
19
Secondary
3
Good / Outstanding
94%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

5
12
Outstanding (5) Good (12) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (10)
The Quest School 1.6 miles Maidstone Road, The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, TN12 6PY Inspected: 03 November 2025 Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Primary 3.6 miles Crispin Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4LS Inspected: 20 March 2024 The Discovery School Primary 3.7 miles Discovery Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4GJ Inspected: 27 April 2023 St Helens Montessori School 3.9 miles Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JT Inspected: 11 June 2024 Skills for Independence and Employability Ltd 4.9 miles Cage Green Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4PT Inspected: 30 June 2023
Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Darman Lane, Laddingford, Maidstone, ME18 6BL Inspected: 17 May 2023 Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Vicarage Road, Yalding, Maidstone, ME18 6DP Inspected: 03 February 2025 Hunton Church of England Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Bishop's Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SJ Inspected: 25 June 2021 Mereworth Community Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Mereworth Road, Mereworth, Maidstone, ME18 5ND Inspected: 29 September 2022 Leigh Academy Paddock Wood Primary 2.9 miles Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6JE Inspected: 15 December 2023 Capel Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Nortons Way, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, TN12 6RP Inspected: 18 June 2024 St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Primary 3.2 miles Collier Street, Marden, Tonbridge, TN12 9RR Inspected: 04 July 2022 Leigh Academy Mascalls Secondary 3.6 miles Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6LT Inspected: 20 January 2022 East Farleigh Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Wilsons Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LY Inspected: 21 September 2022 Coxheath Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Stockett Lane, Coxheath, Maidstone, ME17 4PS Inspected: 31 March 2023 Woodlands Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Lawrence Road, Hunt Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4BB Inspected: 14 January 2025 Cage Green Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Cage Green Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4PT Inspected: 15 December 2023
Hadlow Rural Community School Secondary 2.9 miles N/A, Hadlow, TN11 0AU Inspected: 18 September 2024
East Peckham Primary School Primary 0.7 miles Pound Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5LH Wateringbury Church of England Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Bow Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5EA Hadlow Primary School Primary 2.6 miles N/A, Tonbridge, TN11 0EH Paddock Wood Children's Centre 2.9 miles Commercial Road, Commercial Road, Paddock Wood, TN12 6DS Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Primary 3.8 miles Warwick Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4AL Barming Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Belmont Close, Barming, Maidstone, ME16 9DY Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School Primary 4.7 miles High Street, Brenchley, Tonbridge, TN12 7NY Somerhill 4.9 miles N/A, Tonbridge, TN11 0NJ Leigh Academy Hugh Christie Secondary 5 miles White Cottage Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4PU Kent College Pembury 5 miles Old Church Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AX