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The Wells Free School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
King Charles Square, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8FA · thewellsfreeschool.co.uk · 01892 739075
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 213
- 3 over 210 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 17.8%
- First language not English
- 54%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for The Wells Free School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (100 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 100
- 47% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (23%) with SEND