The Skinners' School

Overview of The Skinners' School

The Skinners’ School for Boys is a single- sex boy’s Grammar School located in Tunbridge Wells, with an Ofsted rating of ‘Good’

Attainment 8*

Progress 8*

Ofsted rating: Good

Area safety score

Number of Applicants to LA**

Applicants to LA per place

League table ranking

* Attainment 8 is a measure of GCSE attainment, and Progress 8 is a measure of student improvement

** Number of applicants is provided by the Department of Education based on School Applications through the Local Authority. This is lower than the number of test takers

School 11+ Subjects and Exam Boards:

11+ Subjects

Maths

English

Verbal Reasoning

Non-Verbal Reasoning

Creative Writing

11+ Exam Boards

GL Assessment

CEM

ISEB

SET

School Written

Exam details:

The Skinners’ School exam consists of two papers, each lasting around 60 minutes. The first test covers English and Maths. The second test assesses a child’s Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning

A written exercise is also given but is not marked. It is used by a panel of headteachers and is only used for borderline assessment cases

Key milestone and dates:

Note: While we are confident in our research and experience, we would advise you to contact the School and Local Authority directly to be sure of key information

September 29, 2021

June, 2022
(June 1, last year)

July 4/5/6, 2022

July, 2022
(July 1, last year)

September 1, 2022

September, 2022
(Sep 9, last year)

September, 2022
(Sep 11, last year)

October 31, 2022

March 1, 2023

September, 2023

Open Evening

The school holds an open evening for Year 5 students considering applying to the school.

School registration opens

The Exam is organised by Kent Council Council and so you must register for the exam on the Kent Local Authority Website when your child is in Year 5. As a guideline, registration opened on the 1st June last year.

Open Mornings

The school holds various open days for Year 5 students considering applying to the school.

School registration closes

Make sure you register before this date.

Local Authority registration opens

Indicate to your Local Authority which schools you intend to apply to.

11+ Entrance Test for schools in Kent

Everyone who has applied to the school will be invited to sit the entrance test.

11+ Entrance Test for schools out of Kent

Everyone who has applied to the school will be invited to sit the entrance test.

Local Authority registration closes

Make sure you indicate to your Local Authority which schools you will be applying to before this date.

National Offer Day

You will be told which school your child has been enrolled into by your Local Authority - congratulations!

First day of Year 7

Good luck to your child on their first day of Secondary School!

Catchment area and pass marks:

The Skinners’ School offer up to 140 places will be offered to children in the ‘West Kent Area’, which covers the area within
three miles of the school measured by straight line distance, plus the following named parishes:
Badgers Mount Bidborough Brasted, Brenchley Capel Chevening, Chiddingstone Cowden Dunton Green, Edenbridge Goudhurst Hadlow, Halstead Hever Hildenborough, Horsmonden Ightham Kemsing, Knockholt Lamberhurst Leigh, Otford Paddock Wood Pembury, Penshurst Plaxtol Riverhead, Rusthall Seal Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks Weald Shipbourne Shoreham,
Southborough Speldhurst Sundridge with Ide Hill, Tonbridge Tunbridge Wells Westerham

Up to 20 places will be offered to children in the ‘Outer Area’, which is defined as being outside the West Kent Area described above, but within the mainland of the United Kingdom. The furthest place offered is 12.018 miles straight line distance from the school

Your child’s standardised score must be over 109 and their total score must be 332 or more

Get in touch if you are not sure if you are within the catchment area or no

School contact details:

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