Schools / The Skinners' School
The Skinners' School is a selective grammar school for boys in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, educating around 1,100 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through the Kent Test, run by Kent County Council (set by GL Assessment for 2027 entry and by Quest Assessments from 2028 entry); children must reach the county's grammar threshold to be considered.
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Set by GL Assessment
Kent Test provided by GL Assessment (September 2026 test, for September 2027 entry).
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Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)
Kent Test provided by Quest Assessments (appointed by Kent County Council; first Quest test September 2027, for September 2028 entry). Same specification as the GL test it replaces.
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Test: Early September of Year 6 (September 2027)
Results: October 2027 — Kent County Council publishes Kent Test assessment decisions
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Test: Early September of Year 6 (September 2026)
Results: October 2026 — Kent County Council publishes Kent Test assessment decisions
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
No catchment — open competition
A child must first be assessed as suitable for a grammar school in the Kent Test. Each school then applies its own oversubscription criteria: looked-after children have statutory priority, and most Kent grammars then rank by test score (a few operate priority areas or score zones), with distance as the usual tiebreak. There is no general catchment priority.
| Entry year | Qualifying score | Notes & source |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Total score of at least 345, with no individual test score below 111 | Kent Test, run by Kent County Council: total score threshold with a minimum score in each individual test; the same standard applies at all 32 Kent grammar schools. Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 |
| 2026 | Total score of at least 332, with no individual test score below 108 | Kent Test, run by Kent County Council: total score threshold with a minimum score in each individual test; the same standard applies at all 32 Kent grammar schools. Historical pass marks as published by Kent County Council for that year (compiled from archived KCC pages; where secondary compilations conflicted, the archived-KCC figures were used). Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 |
| 2025 | Total score of at least 332, with no individual test score below 106 | Kent Test, run by Kent County Council: total score threshold with a minimum score in each individual test; the same standard applies at all 32 Kent grammar schools. Historical pass marks as published by Kent County Council for that year (compiled from archived KCC pages; where secondary compilations conflicted, the archived-KCC figures were used). Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 |
| 2024 | Total score of at least 332, with no individual test score below 107 | Kent Test, run by Kent County Council: total score threshold with a minimum score in each individual test; the same standard applies at all 32 Kent grammar schools. Historical pass marks as published by Kent County Council for that year (compiled from archived KCC pages; where secondary compilations conflicted, the archived-KCC figures were used). Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 |
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 70.8; 93.4% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 42.67 (average grade B+); 31.0% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
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Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 74.1; 98.7% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 45.99 (average grade A-)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.
BursaryAcademic
What is assessed: No examination; written application, shortlisting, then interview with the awarding panel. One award for a student of Medicine, two for students of Engineering
When: Apply during final year of study; completed forms returned by 31 March; shortlist and panel interview follow
What it's worth: Up to three Student Bursaries per year of £2,000 per year each, renewed annually for the duration of the recipient's first degree (renewal dependent on successful yearly examinations/assessments)
How to apply: Application forms from the school (also on the school website); completed forms returned by 31 March
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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