Skinners' Kent Academy
| Motto | Pride in Our Success |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Matthew Tompkins |
| Location |
Sandown Park Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4PY England 51°08′28″N 0°17′35″E / 51.141121°N 0.293037°ECoordinates: 51°08′28″N 0°17′35″E / 51.141121°N 0.293037°E |
| Local authority | Kent County Council |
| Students | 765 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Navy |
| Executive Principal | Sian Carr |
| Website | skinnerskentacademy.org.uk |
The Skinners' Kent Academy (formerly Tunbridge Wells High School) is a secondary school with academy status in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, educating children mainly from the town centre.
Tunbridge Wells High School became The Skinners' Kent Academy in September 2009, when the school became an academy, and independent of local authority control.
In the five years before becoming an academy, the school was consistently ranked in the top 5% nationally for adding value[1] and was the top secondary school in West Kent based on CVA scores.
In September 2014, it was on the shortlist for the 2014 Kent Design Awards.[2]
Non-Selective Entry Criteria
The Skinners' Kent Academy is the only one of the five secondary schools in the borough of Tunbridge Wells that does not impose any entry criteria other than the child living within a reasonable travelling distance to the school.
The three local grammar schools select their Year 7 intake according to the child's academic achievement or aptitude as measured in the "eleven plus" examination. In the case of the two other local secondary schools: Bennett Memorial Diocesan School requires to provide evidence that their family regularly participates[3] in an act of collective Anglican worship and St. Gregory's Catholic School selects its pupil intake mainly from nearby Catholic feeder primary schools.[4]
References
- ↑ "Schools that add the most value". BBC News. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ↑ Britcher, Chris (28 September 2014). "Architects hope grand designs build on community benefits". Kent on Sunday. Kent.
- ↑ http://www.bennett.kent.sch.uk/images/documents/oversubscription_criteria.pdf?
- ↑ http://www.sgschool.org.uk/site/Information/index.html
