Kent
Benenden School
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
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No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Admissions and catchment
Independent schools run their own admissions outside the council process, so there is no catchment area or last offer distance to compare against. Registration and assessment dates are on the school’s website.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
University destinations
The Department for Education does not publish Oxbridge, Russell Group or top-third university destinations for independent schools.
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
For 11+ 2027 entry and 13+ 2029 entry, this Preview Day will be held on 19 September 2026, with formal offers made before the end of the Autumn Term of Year 6.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
All 11+ 2027 places must be accepted, and a deposit paid, by Monday 1 March 2027.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Fees
Day: £15,400 (including VAT) per term
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Students joining us from overseas into the Sixth Form are required to pay a 10 per cent premium on the base fee (prior to the VAT being added). This fee for the…
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Boarding: £21,300 (including VAT) per term
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Bursaries and scholarships
Financial assistance with fees, in the form of a means-tested Bursary award, may be available. Please see our Bursaries page here .
Source · checked 28 September 2026
11+ Scholarships are available in Music and Sport.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Admissions
Normal entry is in September at 11+, 12+ or 13+, as a result of the ISEB Common Pre-test or through Benenden’s own Entrance or Scholarship examinations.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
11+ Entry
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 93 | 20.0 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 82 | 18.9 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 98 | 17.4 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/2022 | 89 | 20.3 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Kent for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 118939 |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Other independent school |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 10-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Rachel Bailey |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | TN17 4AA |
| Latest pupils | 93 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
Cranbrook Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4AA
http://www.benenden.school1580240592| DfE number | 6002 |
| UKPRN | 10014830 |
| Opened | 1 Jan 1926 |
| GIAS updated | 2 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |