Establishment The Wells Free School
URN: 139696
Free schools
Single-academy trust: THE WELLS FREE SCHOOL
- Address
- King Charles Square, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8FA
- Kent (886)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Mrs Katharine Le Page
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 4 to 11
- Phase of education
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Single-academy trust
- THE WELLS FREE SCHOOL
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 139696,
DfE number: 886/2025
UKPRN: 10041721 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Telephone
- 01892739075
- Ofsted rating
-
(Last inspection: 18 June 2019)
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- Religious character
- None
- Diocese
- Not recorded
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Official sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- 210
- Number of pupils
- 210
- Section 41 approved
- Not applicable
- Open date
- 1 September 2013
- Reason establishment opened
- New Provision
- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not recorded
- Special classes
- Not applicable
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 36
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 17.1%
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 5 December 2024
- Type of SEN provision
- Type of resourced provision
- Not recorded
- Resourced provision number on roll
- Resourced provision capacity
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Chair of trustees
| Name | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Hallam | Appointed by GB/board | 5 September 2022 | 31 August 2028 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Wilson | Appointed by GB/board | 1 September 2020 | 31 August 2028 |
| Robert Taylor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | 1 September 2023 | 31 August 2027 |
| Samantha Lewis | Elected by school staff | 27 March 2023 | 26 March 2027 |
| Hin Fung Kung | Appointed by GB/board | 9 August 2021 | 9 August 2025 |
| Krista Bradford | Appointed by GB/board | 9 August 2021 | 9 August 2025 |
| Stephen David Smith | Elected by parents | 9 August 2021 | 9 August 2025 |
| Katharine Le Page | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 1 September 2020 | Not recorded |
Members
| Name | Appointed by | From |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Grant | Appointed by GB/board | 1 March 2022 |
| Hugh Fenton | Appointed by GB/board | 19 February 2022 |
| Jane Page | Appointed by academy members | 12 September 2022 |
| Judith O'Connor | Appointed by academy members | 12 September 2022 |
| Monica Pell | Appointed by GB/board | 19 February 2022 |
There are no linked establishments
- Government office region (GOR)
- South East
- District
- Tunbridge Wells
- Ward
- Culverden
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Urban/rural description
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E10000016
- Easting
- 558235
- Northing
- 139866
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 10024139359
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- Tunbridge Wells 008
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- Tunbridge Wells 008E
Age range
The age range that the establishment is legally allowed to make provision for.
School capacity
The number of pupil places the establishment can accommodate.
Free school meals
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This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the number of those who are eligible to receive them.
Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
The data presented for the middle super output area (MSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.
Lower super output area (LSOA)
The data presented for the lower super output area (LSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.