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OA Tunbridge Wells

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 11-16MixedAcademy alternative provision sponsor led0 pupilsKent
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedInadequateLast Ofsted inspection, February 2024
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher3.0School workforce census
Pupils on roll0Census January 2026

OA Tunbridge Wells is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Royal Tunbridge Wells for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 0 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2024.

St Johns Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9TX01892 518461aptunbridgewells.oliveacademies.org.ukTony Machin headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 27 February 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Inadequate overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Inadequate
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Inadequate
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Inadequate
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.

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.

Pupils on roll0Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support–0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan–0 pupils with a plan
White British pupils0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers8.0full-time equivalent, 9 people
Pupils per teacher3.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers89%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants14.2full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£55,038
Vacancies0

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Money in reserve5%Not much put by: £28k, £919 per pupil
Money in against money out+£139kit took in more than it spent this year

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m7912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate34 per 1,000 people63% lower than the England average
Typical house price£435,000Tunbridge Wells
Nearest bus stop110 mTA Centre, 7 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysCouncil (grammar)270 m1,875Report card 202688Compare
St Gregory's Catholic SchoolAcademy330 m1,093No overall grade 202449Compare
St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy340 m241Report card 202616Compare
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolFoundation (grammar)430 m1,123Outstanding 202398Compare
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England570 m633Good 202373Compare
The Skinners' SchoolAcademy (grammar)630 m1,149Report card 202698Compare
Southborough CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England890 m631Good 202477Compare
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England950 m293Requires improvement 20247Compare
All schools in KentBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is OA Tunbridge Wells a good school?

OA Tunbridge Wells doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it inadequate at its last inspection in February 2024.

What is OA Tunbridge Wells's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated OA Tunbridge Wells inadequate at its last full inspection on 27 February 2024.

How many pupils does OA Tunbridge Wells have?

0 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
St Johns Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9TX
Telephone
01892 518461
Website
aptunbridgewells.oliveacademies.org.uk
Headteacher
Tony Machin
Type of school
Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Olive Academies (6 schools)
Local authority
Kent
Ward
Culverden
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 June 2025 (new provision)
URN
151544 · LAESTAB 8861133 · UKPRN 10097228
Formerly
Two Bridges School
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from