School Profile

Benenden School

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South EastBoardingIndependentGirlsGBP 0-69k/yrEstimateISI · GoodTier 1Sixth Form
Profile Notes
Benenden School is a fee-paying independent school for ages 10-19 (girls) with boarding in Cranbrook, South East. Currently has 532 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: None. Admissions policy: z. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
Cranbrook • TN17 4AA • National Curriculum
532 pupils (86% of 620 capacity)
Official URN 118939 • LAESTAB 8866002
www.benenden.school
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseNot applicable
Establishment typeOther independent school
Statutory age10 - 19
Opened 01-01-1926 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Durham University16%2024
The University of Edinburgh13%2024
University of Bristol13%2024
University of Exeter13%2024
University of St Andrews10%2024
University of Oxford8%2024
University of Cambridge7%2024
University of Cambridge7%2024
University of Oxford7%2024
Durham University2%2024
Imperial College London2%2024
The University of Edinburgh2%2024
University College London2%2024
Inspection & quality signals
ISI inspection
ISI · GoodStandards: Met
Last inspected: 2025-10-07
Prestige score
199.5 / 233
How calculated →
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence TrailCurated senior school destinations
School Path AI • senior_destinations_curated
Curated from each school's annual destinations report. Numbers are best-faith multi-year averages.
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 106 students
Avg points / entry47.84
% achieving AAB+41.3%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 820.0
EBacc avg points1.11
Eng & Maths 5+0.0%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425 • AcademicAbove average
Students 106 • APS 47.92 • Value added 0.32
202425 • A levelAbove average
Students 106 • APS 47.84 • Value added 0.32
202425 • Applied generalz
Students 106 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • E/M measuresz
Students 106 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band
Students 93 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • Tech levelz
Students 106 • APS n/a • Value added n/a