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Skinners' Temple Grove

Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UAPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
53%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.5×
Not oversubscribed
8 1st-choice / 16 places
Ranking
#9,877
of 13,686 nationally

About Skinners' Temple Grove

Skinners' Temple Grove, a state primary in Tunbridge Wells, received a Good rating from Ofsted in its most recent graded inspection in 2019, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2017. The school has held this Good rating across all assessed areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — in both its 2019 graded inspection and its 2025 ungraded inspection, though the ungraded visit noted that some aspects were not as strong. The most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined: 53 per cent. That figure sits ten percentage points below the Kent local authority average of 63 per cent, and it places the school 29th out of 31 primary schools in Tunbridge Wells, putting it in the bottom half nationally. In individual subjects, 69 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and maths, while 63 per cent did so in writing. Average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 103 in maths.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressFriars Way, Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UA
HeadteacherRebekah Leeves
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils179
Free School Meals (FSM)54.7%
School Capacity179 / 210 (85% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (12 Mar 2025): Some aspects not as strong

Source: Ofsted, 30 Oct 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
GymnasiumForest SchoolLibraryICT SuiteArt StudiosSensory RoomPlaying FieldsSports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

FootballTennisCricketRoundersDanceSwimmingNetball

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubDramaChoirArt ClubScience Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:45

Source: templegroveacademy.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Skinners' Temple Grove

Skinners' Temple Grove has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.