Bronte School
Bronte School is an independent school in Gravesend for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 147 pupils and room for 160.
7 Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0HN01474 533805bronteschool.co.ukMrs Emma Wood headmistressAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 147 | 153 | 144 | 148 | 145 | 148 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 10% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrotham Road Primary School | Academy | 450 m | 454 | Good 2022 | 64 | Compare |
| Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend | Academy (grammar) | 490 m | 1,398 | Outstanding 2024 | 93 | Compare |
| Pier View Academy | Independent | 740 m | 36 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Academy | 840 m | 458 | Good 2023 | 15 | Compare |
| Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School | Foundation | 900 m | 442 | No overall grade 2025 | 57 | Compare |
| Copperfield Academy | Academy | 960 m | 459 | Report card 2025 | 38 | Compare |
| Northfleet Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 0.6 miles | 93 | Outstanding 2022 | – | Compare |
| Rosherville Church of England Academy | Academy | 0.6 miles | 155 | Good 2022 | 54 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Bronte School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Bronte School yet.
How many pupils does Bronte School have?
147 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 160 places, so it is 92% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 7 Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0HN
- Telephone
- 01474 533805
- Website
- www.bronteschool.co.uk
- Headmistress
- Mrs Emma Wood
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Pelham
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 17 October 1957
- URN
- 118967 · LAESTAB 8866026 · UKPRN 10070235
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.