United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~119k · 44 state-funded schools
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How Tunbridge Wells ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£45,297/yr
Very high
Better than 84% of UK LAs
House price
£430,000
Very expensive
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,501/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,446/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
0.2/1k
Safest
Better than 100% of UK LAs
Deprivation
11.3
Least deprived
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Schools
90.9%
Weak
Worse than 67% 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
44 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
40 of 44 (90.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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44 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 44 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School | Secondary | 1,892 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysGrammar | Secondary | 1,799 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh Academy Mascalls | Secondary | 1,238 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Gregory's Catholic School | Secondary | 1,177 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Skinners' SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,141 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,095 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Skinners' Kent Academy | Secondary | 1,035 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cranbrook SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 918 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 632 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 631 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Southborough CofE Primary School | Primary | 621 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh Academy Paddock Wood | Primary | 616 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Claremont Primary School | Primary | 435 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Langton Green Primary School | Primary | 425 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pembury School | Primary | 408 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Broomhill Bank School | Special | 392 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mark's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 359 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 333 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 264 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oakley School | Special | 224 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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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.