- Address
- White Cottage Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4PU
- Kent (886)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Mr Palak Shah
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 11 to 18
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Federation
- Tonbridge Federation
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 118903,
DfE number: 886/5431
UKPRN: 10003194 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Telephone
- 01732353544
- Ofsted rating
-
(Last inspection: 14 March 2023)
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- Religious character
- None
- Diocese
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Official sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- 1226
- Number of pupils
- 963
- Open date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment opened
- Not applicable
- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not applicable
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 239
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 29.9%
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 12 September 2023
- Type of SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Type of resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision number on roll
- 20
- Resourced provision capacity
- 22
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Chair of governors
| Name | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley Broom | Appointed by GB/board | 24 March 2023 | 31 October 2024 |
Governors
| Name | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Mead | Appointed by GB/board | 23 March 2023 | 22 March 2027 |
| Pippa Blyth | Elected by parents | 23 March 2023 | 22 March 2027 |
| Isabel Handyside | Appointed by GB/board | 29 November 2022 | 30 November 2026 |
| Malcolm Cole | Appointed by GB/board | 29 November 2022 | 30 November 2026 |
| Sue Mason | Appointed by GB/board | 29 November 2022 | 28 November 2026 |
| Peter Brierley | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | 7 July 2022 | 6 July 2026 |
| Marion Seymour | Appointed by GB/board | 9 March 2022 | 8 March 2026 |
| Nichola Higham | Appointed by GB/board | 9 March 2022 | 8 March 2026 |
| Kelly Ala | Elected by school staff | 30 November 2021 | 29 November 2025 |
| Nicolas Heslop | Appointed by GB/board | 15 September 2021 | 14 September 2025 |
| Elaine Johnson | Appointed by GB/board | 16 March 2021 | 15 March 2025 |
| Terri Daters | Appointed by GB/board | 16 March 2021 | 15 March 2025 |
| Rose Simonetti | Elected by parents | 10 December 2019 | 9 December 2023 |
Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Role | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley Broom | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 1 November 2020 | 23 March 2023 |
| Sue Mason | Chair of governors | Appointed by GB/board | 29 November 2022 | 23 March 2023 |
| Claire Hickmott | Governor | Elected by parents | 30 November 2021 | 1 December 2022 |
There are no linked establishments
- Government office region (GOR)
- South East
- Regional schools commissioner (RSC) region
- South-East England and South London
- District
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Ward
- Trench
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Urban/rural description
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E10000016
- Easting
- 559451
- Northing
- 148561
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- Tonbridge and Malling 009
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- Tonbridge and Malling 009A
Age range
The age range that the establishment is legally allowed to make provision for.
School capacity
The number of pupil places the establishment can accommodate.
Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the number of those who are eligible to receive them.
Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
The data presented for the middle super output area (MSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.
Lower super output area (LSOA)
The data presented for the lower super output area (LSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.