United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~133k · 59 state-funded schools
The signature
How Tonbridge and Malling ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,666/yr
High
Better than 72% of UK LAs
House price
£418,000
Expensive
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,467/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,472/yr
Expensive
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Crime
0.2/1k
Safest
Better than 100% of UK LAs
Deprivation
13.3
Low
Better than 76% of UK LAs
Schools
91.2%
Weak
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
59 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
52 of 57 (91.2%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
59 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 59 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,902 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hillview School for Girls | Secondary | 1,544 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Judd SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,499 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tonbridge Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,164 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Malling School | Secondary | 1,046 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wrotham School | Secondary | 1,019 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Aylesford School | Secondary | 905 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie Grade inherited from previous URN 118903 | Secondary | 779 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh Academy Tonbridge | Secondary | 715 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Discovery School | Primary | 635 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Holmesdale School | Secondary | 597 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodlands Primary School | Primary | 558 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tunbury Primary School | Primary | 534 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Katherine's School & Nursery | Primary | 494 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery | Primary | 476 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sussex Road Community Primary School | Primary | 420 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment | Primary | 418 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Snodland CofE Primary School | Primary | 404 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hadlow Rural Community School | Secondary | 391 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 386 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.