Private schools in Kent
93 fee-paying schools are registered in Kent: 50 mainstream and 43 special. 5 are single-sex. 51 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.
93independent schools
50mainstream
43special schools
17,862pupils on roll, where reported
Mainstream independent schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford School Ashford, TN24 8PB | 0 to 20 | Mixed | Christian | 936 | 79% |
| Beech Grove School Dover, CT15 4FB | 4 to 19 | Mixed | Christian | 86 | 72% |
| Beechwood School Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QD | 2 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 303 | 72% |
| Benenden School Cranbrook, TN17 4AA | 10 to 19 | Girls | Non-faith | 480 | 77% |
| Bethany School Cranbrook, TN17 1LB | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Christian | 309 | 69% |
| Bronte School Gravesend, DA11 0HN | 3 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 147 | 92% |
| Cobham Hall | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 112 | 45% |
| Dover College Dover, CT17 9RH | 2 to 18 | Mixed | Church of England | 242 | 51% |
| Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) Folkestone, CT20 2NB | 14 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 101 | 63% |
| Gad's Hill School Rochester, ME3 7PA | 3 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 326 | 43% |
| Hilden Grange School Tonbridge, TN10 3BX | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 269 | 73% |
| Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery Tonbridge, TN10 3BU | 0 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 169 | 76% |
| Holmewood House School Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0EB | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 439 | 81% |
| Junior King's School Canterbury, CT2 0AY | 2 to 14 | Mixed | Church of England | 333 | 86% |
| Kent College (Canterbury) Canterbury, CT2 9DT | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Methodist | 507 | 84% |
| Kent College International Study Centre Canterbury, CT2 9DT | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 10 | 10% |
| Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School Canterbury, CT2 9AQ | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 204 | 85% |
| Kent College Pembury Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AX | 2 to 20 | Mixed | Methodist | 352 | 52% |
| Lorenden Preparatory School | 3 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 113 | 81% |
| MEPA ACADEMY | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 24 | 48% |
| Northbourne Park School DEAL, CT14 0NW | 2 to 14 | Mixed | Church of England | 154 | 70% |
| OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus Maidstone, ME17 4HT | 7 to 18 | Mixed | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church | 167 | 74% |
| Radnor House Sevenoaks | 2 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 502 | 67% |
| Rose Hill School Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SY | 3 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 223 | 70% |
| Russell House School Sevenoaks, TN14 5QU | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 174 | 80% |
| Sackville School Tonbridge, TN11 9HN | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 197 | 81% |
| Sevenoaks Preparatory School Sevenoaks, TN15 0JU | 2 to 14 | Mixed | Non-faith | 369 | 83% |
| Sevenoaks School Sevenoaks, TN13 1HU | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 1,240 | 98% |
| Solefield School Sevenoaks, TN13 1PH | 3 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 210 | 100% |
| Somerhill | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 518 | 79% |
| Spring Grove School 2003 Ltd Ashford, TN25 5EZ | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 183 | 75% |
| St Edmund's School Canterbury Canterbury, CT2 8HU | 2 to 19 | Mixed | Church of England | 523 | 78% |
| St Faith's At Ash School Limited Canterbury, CT3 2HH | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 190 | 73% |
| St Helens Montessori School Maidstone, ME15 0JT | 2 to 12 | Mixed | Non-faith | 45 | 35% |
| St Lawrence College Ramsgate, CT11 7AE | 10 to 18 | Mixed | Christian/Evangelical | 274 | 55% |
| St Lawrence College Junior School Ramsgate, CT11 7AF | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 130 | 59% |
| St Michael's Prep School Otford, TN14 5RY | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 447 | 92% |
| St Ronan's School Cranbrook, TN18 5DJ | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 359 | 77% |
| Steephill School Longfield, DA3 7BG | 3 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 76 | 61% |
| Sutton Valence School Maidstone, ME17 3HL | 2 to 19 | Mixed | Christian | 826 | 94% |
| The Dulwich School Cranbrook CRANBROOK, TN17 3NP | 2 to 17 | Mixed | Non-faith | 536 | 91% |
| The Granville School Sevenoaks, TN13 3LJ | 3 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 215 | 86% |
| The King's School Canterbury Canterbury, CT1 2ES | 13 to 19 | Mixed | Church of England | 985 | 93% |
| The Mead School Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5SN | 3 to 11 | Mixed | Christian | 203 | 81% |
| The New Beacon School Sevenoaks, TN13 2PB | 2 to 14 | Boys | Non-faith | 284 | 72% |
| The Worthgate School Canterbury, CT1 3LQ | 13 to 22 | Mixed | Non-faith | 270 | 54% |
| Tonbridge School Tonbridge, TN9 1JP | 13 to 18 | Boys | Non-faith | 797 | 97% |
| VTC Independent School Sittingbourne, ME10 3DZ | 13 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 21 | 66% |
| Walthamstow Hall Sevenoaks, TN13 3UL | 7 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 416 | 59% |
| Wellesley Haddon Dene School | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 156 | 49% |
Independent special schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALP Sittingbourne Sittingbourne, ME10 4HE | 7 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 40 | 100% |
| Birtley House Independent School Sevenoaks, TN15 6AY | 5 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 30 | 33% |
| Brewood Secondary School Deal, CT14 9TR | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 48 | 69% |
| Compass Community School Coastal Park Folkestone, CT19 5AX | 5 to 17 | Mixed | Non-faith | 39 | 65% |
| Cross Keys Learning Kent, CT10 3JJ | 11 to 17 | Mixed | Non-faith | 29 | 41% |
| Curly's Farm and School Sheerness, ME12 4AN | 5 to 20 | Mixed | Non-faith | 7 | 22% |
| Great Oaks Small School Ramsgate, CT12 5FH | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 40 | 67% |
| Greenfields School Ashford, TN27 8BE | 5 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 18 | 78% |
| Haven Nook Canterbury, CT1 2QD | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 19 | 95% |
| Hawthorn Chartham, CT4 7BF | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 7 | 88% |
| Heath Farm School Ashford, TN27 0AX | 5 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 141 | 79% |
| Helen Allison School Gravesend, DA13 0EW | 5 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 71 | 86% |
| Hilden Park Tonbridge, TN11 8ND | 6 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 37 | 51% |
| Hope View School Canterbury, CT4 8EG | 7 to 18 | Boys | Non-faith | 106 | 82% |
| ISP School Kent, ME9 9EA | 7 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 59 | 92% |
| ISP School Whitstable Kent, CT5 1JD | 7 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 16 | 67% |
| Infiniti School Kent, ME9 0BG | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 28 | 62% |
| King's Reach Education Maidstone, ME15 8SW | 11 to 25 | Boys | Non-faith | 11 | 73% |
| Kings Park School Ashford, TN23 3NZ | 7 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 5 | 12% |
| Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary Deal, CT14 8DW | 10 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 31 | 86% |
| Life Skills Enterprise Margate, CT9 3TP | 10 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 17 | 26% |
| Life Skills Manor Sandwich, CT13 9QL | 10 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 51 | 91% |
| Little Acorns School Tenterden, TN30 6SR | 5 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 27 | 50% |
| Maple Haven Ltd Birchington, CT7 0BH | 4 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 10 | 71% |
| Maple Tree Primary School | 7 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 9 | 45% |
| Medway Green School Kent, ME1 3TS | 5 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 69 | 86% |
| Newingate School Canterbury, CT1 3DT | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 35 | 70% |
| Parkview Academy | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 4 | 16% |
| Pier View Academy Gravesend, DA12 2AX | 11 to 25 | Mixed | Non-faith | 36 | 90% |
| Ripplevale School Deal, CT14 8JG | 6 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 197 | 79% |
| Serenity School Maidstone Maidstone, ME14 2LP | 5 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 83 | 55% |
| Small Haven School Kent, CT12 6PT | 6 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 35 | 83% |
| The Annex School House Swanley, BR8 7PS | 8 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 6 | 50% |
| The Davenport School Sandwich, CT13 0NY | 5 to 12 | Mixed | Non-faith | 18 | 82% |
| The Elmley Dray School Sheerness, ME12 2DP | 9 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 26 | 65% |
| The Llewellyn School and Nursery Margate, CT7 0BB | 2 to 25 | Mixed | Non-faith | 35 | 100% |
| The Old Priory School Ramsgate, CT11 9PG | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 20 | 61% |
| The Quest School Paddock Wood, TN12 6PY | 5 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 26 | 87% |
| The Sallygate School Temple Ewell, CT16 3EQ | 8 to 17 | Mixed | Non-faith | 51 | 64% |
| The T3 School | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 9 | 90% |
| The View School | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 26 | 100% |
| West Heath School Kent, TN13 1SR | 9 to 20 | Mixed | Non-faith | 132 | 73% |
| Yew Tree Farm School Sittingbourne, ME9 8AT | 7 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 6 | 25% |
What this list is, and is not
Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Kent, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.
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