Kent College PemburyBeechwood School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tunbridge Wells.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Kent College Pembury and Beechwood School in Tunbridge Wells.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.0 for Kent College Pembury and 21.7 for Beechwood School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Kent College Pembury (21.0 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Beechwood School (44.6 in 2021-22, 21.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kent College Pembury versus Beechwood School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Tunbridge WellsKent College PemburyTunbridge WellsBeechwood SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionIndependent SchoolIndependent School
School typeOther independent school Other independent school
Age range2-20 3-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll418 350
Capacity678 420
LocationTunbridge Wells, TN2 4AX Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QD
GCSE results
Attainment 846.0 Stronger figure21.7 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths0.0% 0.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths0.0% 0.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% 0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.65 Stronger figure1.83 4.09
Cohort54 71
A-level results
A-level entries47 38
A-level average points37.8 Stronger figure27.7 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C-
Best 3 A-levels points36.7 Stronger figure29.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects11.1% Stronger figure9.1% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census418 350
Free school meals (ever 6)0.0% 0.0%
SEN support36.6% 24.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 0.6%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

A-level average points

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Kent College Pembury · Beechwood School