Schools and Education in Paddock Wood

There are 24 schools within 5 miles of Paddock Wood town centre, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 94% are rated Good or Outstanding. The Quest School holds an Outstanding rating. There is 1 school rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
24
Primary
14
Secondary
4
Good / Outstanding
94%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

14
Outstanding (1) Good (14) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (8)
The Quest School 1.5 miles Maidstone Road, The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, TN12 6PY Inspected: 03 November 2025
Leigh Academy Paddock Wood Primary 0.4 miles Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6JE Inspected: 15 December 2023 Leigh Academy Mascalls Secondary 0.6 miles Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6LT Inspected: 20 January 2022 Capel Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Nortons Way, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, TN12 6RP Inspected: 18 June 2024 Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Darman Lane, Laddingford, Maidstone, ME18 6BL Inspected: 17 May 2023 St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Primary 2.7 miles Collier Street, Marden, Tonbridge, TN12 9RR Inspected: 04 July 2022 Leigh Academy Horsmonden Primary 2.9 miles N/A, Horsmonden, Tonbridge, TN12 8NJ Inspected: 30 November 2023 Pembury School Primary 3.3 miles Church Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4EB Inspected: 28 November 2024 Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Vicarage Road, Yalding, Maidstone, ME18 6DP Inspected: 03 February 2025 Hunton Church of England Primary School Primary 4 miles Bishop's Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SJ Inspected: 25 June 2021 Leigh Academy Marden Primary 4 miles Goudhurst Road, Marden, Tonbridge, TN12 9JX Inspected: 27 April 2023 Oakley School 4.4 miles Grovehurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE Inspected: 27 November 2024 Bishop Chavasse Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Baker Lane, Tonbridge, TN11 0FB Inspected: 03 October 2022 Skinners' Kent Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Bramling Crescent, Knights Wood, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3GS Inspected: 18 March 2024 Hillview School for Girls Secondary 4.9 miles Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, TN9 2HE Inspected: 18 October 2023
Hadlow Rural Community School Secondary 4.4 miles N/A, Hadlow, TN11 0AU Inspected: 18 September 2024
Paddock Wood Children's Centre 0.4 miles Commercial Road, Commercial Road, Paddock Wood, TN12 6DS Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School Primary 1.6 miles High Street, Brenchley, Tonbridge, TN12 7NY East Peckham Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Pound Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5LH Kent College Pembury 3.1 miles Old Church Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AX Somerhill 4.1 miles N/A, Tonbridge, TN11 0NJ Hadlow Primary School Primary 4.2 miles N/A, Tonbridge, TN11 0EH Bethany School 4.7 miles Curtisden Green Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 1LB Weald of Kent Grammar School Secondary 5 miles Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge, TN9 2JP