The Mead School
The Mead School is an independent school in Tunbridge Wells for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 203 pupils and room for 250.
16 Frant Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5SN01892 525837themeadschool.co.ukMrs Catherine Openshaw 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. As a Christian school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
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 | 203 | 234 | 237 | 238 | 241 | 230 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 1% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadwater Down Primary School | Council | 610 m | 109 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| Claremont Primary School | Council | 880 m | 436 | Good 2023 | 96 | Compare |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 208 | No overall grade 2025 | 93 | Compare |
| The Wells Free School | Free school | 0.9 miles | 213 | Not inspected | 64 | Compare |
| St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 629 | Good 2024 | 78 | Compare |
| St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School | Church of England | 1.2 miles | 201 | Good 2024 | 37 | Compare |
| Rose Hill School | Independent | 1.3 miles | 223 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Mead School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Mead School yet.
How many pupils does The Mead School have?
203 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 250 places, so it is 81% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 16 Frant Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5SN
- Telephone
- 01892 525837
- Website
- www.themeadschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Openshaw
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 16 October 1957
- URN
- 118975 · LAESTAB 8866033 · UKPRN 10080535
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.