Oakley School
School Name: Oakley School Address: Pembury Road Town/City: Tunbridge Wells County: Kent Postcode: TN2 4NE Telephone Number: 01892 823096 Website: http://www.oakleyschool.co.uk
Phase: Ages 4-19 Type: Community special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2000
Headteacher: Mrs Samantha Perryman
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 224 (69% boys & 31% girls)
Free school meal eligibility: 46.1%
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- VI - Visual Impairment
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 132148
DfE Number: 886/7070
UKPRN: 10016785
UPRN: 10000066049
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Tunbridge Wells (E07000116)
Constituency: Tunbridge Wells (E14001555)
Electoral Ward: Park (E05015810)
Easting & Northing: 561138E, 140418N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 8' 27.56" N 0° 18' 7.94" E
Plus Code: 9F3248R2+9V
DfE Record: View record
- Skinners' Kent Academy (0.7km)
- Beechwood School (1.2km)
- Skinners' Temple Grove (1.3km)
- Skinners' Kent Primary School (1.7km)
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (2.0km)
- Pembury School (2.1km)
- St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School (2.2km)
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School (2.3km)
- St John's Church of England Primary School (2.6km)
- St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (2.6km)
Predecessor schools†
- Lizzie Bentley Bowers - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 15 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 14 March 2030.
- Jo Dawson-McNally - Governor. Appointed on 21 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 September 2029.
- Mr David Martin - Governor. Appointed on 5 December 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 July 2026.
- Nick Ralph - Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2028.
- Mr Colin Sefton Sefton - Governor. Appointed on 6 July 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 July 2030.
- Ms Emma Spiers - Governor. Appointed on 6 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 July 2026.
- Hannah Tatlock - Governor. Appointed on 30 March 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 March 2027.
- Mr Jonathan Vanns - Governor. Appointed on 5 December 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 4 December 2028.