The Wells Free School
King Charles Square, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8FA
213 pupils · 101% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WELLS FREE SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 17.8%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 February 2025, published 16 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 28 | 84 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 32 | 98 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 24 | 101 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 39 | 97 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 32 | 100 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 32 | 102 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 24 | 115 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 35 | 96 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Claremont Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.