St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Tunbridge Wells · TN1 2EY · Kent
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 139696
The Wells Free School
Free schools · Tunbridge Wells · TN4 8FA
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
213
Local authority
Kent
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 213 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.8%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Tunbridge Wells · TN2 3PR · Kent
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.6 miles away
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Tunbridge Wells · TN2 5BW · Kent
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.7 miles away
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Claremont Primary School
Community school · Primary
Tunbridge Wells · TN2 5EB · Kent
Ages 5–11
Status: Open
0.8 miles away
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Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
Community school · Primary
Tunbridge Wells · TN4 9SU · Kent
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.8 miles away
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
Tunbridge Wells · TN4 9AL · Kent
Ages 5–11
Status: Open
0.9 miles away
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St John's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Tunbridge Wells · TN4 9EW · Kent
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.9 miles away
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Broadwater Down Primary School
Community school · Primary
Tunbridge Wells · TN2 5RP · Kent
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 139696
Location
- Address
- King Charles Square
- Postcode
- TN4 8FA
- Town
- Tunbridge Wells
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Kent
- District
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- Boys / girls
- 114 / 99
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 213 / 210 (101%)
- Free school meals
- 17.8%
- FSM pupils
- 38
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE WELLS FREE SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- THE WELLS FREE SCHOOL
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katharine Le Page
- Telephone
- 01892739075