Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Kent does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Bennett Memorial Diocesan School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–18
- Pupils on roll
- 1,892
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
What pupils do next
The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.
DfE, KS4 destination measures.
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
School overview
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School is a secondary school serving Tunbridge Wells, Kent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 1,892 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Bennett Memorial Diocesan School 'Outstanding'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 54.0 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 2.0 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 17% of secondary schools in England.
58% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 84% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Bennett Memorial Diocesan School is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 384 first choices for 293 places. After Year 11, 97% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 17.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.