Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery
Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery is an independent school in Tonbridge for boys and girls aged 0 to 11. It has 169 pupils and room for 222.
38 Dry Hill Park Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3BU01732 353941hildenoaks.co.ukMrs Sharon Wade headteacherAll 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
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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 | 169 | 165 | 166 | 166 | 157 | 170 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 15% | 16% | 12% | 4% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilden Grange School | Independent (grammar) | 0 m | 269 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| YMCA West Kent | Special post 16 institution | 400 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Tonbridge School | Independent | 470 m | 797 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment | Council | 720 m | 419 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
| Long Mead Community Primary School | Foundation | 980 m | 143 | No overall grade 2025 | 15 | Compare |
| Skills for Independence and Employability Ltd | Special post 16 institution | 0.7 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Leigh Academy Hugh Christie | Academy | 0.7 miles | 688 | Requires improvement 2023 | 7 | Compare |
| Cage Green Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 208 | Good 2023 | 35 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery yet.
How many pupils does Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery have?
169 pupils aged 0 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 222 places, so it is 76% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 38 Dry Hill Park Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3BU
- Telephone
- 01732 353941
- Website
- www.hildenoaks.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Wade
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 0-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Cage Green & Angel
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 17 October 1957
- URN
- 118974 · LAESTAB 8866032 · UKPRN 10080536
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.