Kent
The Skinners' School
GCSE results 2026: every Kent school ranked · how England did
Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.
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.
Attainment 8 of 72.7 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 72.7
- Attainment 8
- 97%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.99
- Progress 8
- [0.75, 1.23]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
This is a selective school. Admission usually requires passing an entrance test. Check the school's admissions policy for test registration deadlines.
Watch-outs
- Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.
What to do next
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 160 | 232 | 105 (45%) | 887 |
| September 2025 | 160 | 208 | 138 (66%) | 747 |
| September 2024 | 160 | 243 | 128 (53%) | 811 |
| September 2023 | 159 | 200 | 111 (56%) | 760 |
| September 2022 | 160 | 242 | 141 (58%) | 697 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Kent’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 160 | Not published | Not published | 68% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 156 | Not published | Not published | 78% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 150 | 5% England 1% | 61% England 18% | 69% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 132 | 5% England 1% | 69% England 15% | 77% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 119 | 0% England 1% | 55% England 16% | 62% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 123 | 11% England 1% | 65% England 14% | 86% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
We have set a qualifying score of 40 points higher than the Kent Test threshold score (KCC threshold score varies each year) As an example, if the Kent Test thr…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Registration or Kent test closes | 1st July 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Registration for Kent test opens | 1st June 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Kent Assessment Decisions Sent to Parents/Carers | Thursday 15th October 2026 (after 16:00)
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Pupil Premium Supplementary Information Form
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Kent test date for Kent Primary Schools | 10th September 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Kent test date for non-Kent Primary Schools | 12/13th September 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Admissions
Up to 16 Governors’ Places will be offered to children living in the West Kent area who would not otherwise be offered a place, who scored highest in the PESE (…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
1. Is there a catchment area?
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Outer Area – 20 Places
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Sixth form
At least grade 4 in English and Maths at GCSE.
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Admissions pageTest informationSixth form
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about The Skinners' School
- How good are The Skinners' School's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 72.7, against 47.6 across England, ranking #89 in England. 50% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are The Skinners' School's A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 42.7 points per A-level entry (an average grade of B+). An A* is worth 60 points and an A 50.
- How hard is it to get into The Skinners' School?
- For September 2026, 232 families put it first for 160 Year 7 places: 1.4 first choices per place, the 54th highest around London. It is a grammar school, so children must reach the pass mark in its 11-plus test; its admission policy sets how passing children are ranked.
- How many The Skinners' School students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 5.3% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 62.6% to Russell Group universities (2015/16–2019/20), from Department for Education destination data.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 160 | 72.7 | — | 96.9% | 50.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 167 | 70.8 | — | 93.4% | — | 72.5% | 6.8 |
| 2023/2024 | 159 | 74.1 | +0.99 | 98.7% | — | 87.4% | 7.2 |
| 2022/2023 | 161 | 72.7 | +0.71 | 96.9% | — | 78.3% | 6.8 |
| 2021/2022 | 158 | 72.5 | +0.03 | — | — | 85.0% | 7.1 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Kent for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 140595 |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Boys |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Edward Wesson |
| Trust | SKINNERS' ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | TN4 9PG |
| Pupils | 1,141 |
| FSM eligible | 5.6% |
Contact and identifiers
St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9PG
http://www.skinners-school.co.ukView local authority page1892520732| DfE number | 5418 |
| UKPRN | 10044808 |
| Opened | 1 Feb 2014 |
| GIAS updated | 16 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 13 Jan 2022 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 16 Nov 2021 |
| Publication date | 13 Jan 2022 |