The Skinners’ Kent Academy

The original school was called Sandown Court and was built and opened in 1960 It was then renamed Tunbridge Wells High School and was renamed The Skinners' Kent Academy in 2009. The new building was built in 2010. In September 2010, it was on the shortlist for the 2010 Kent Design Awards.

The old buildings were replaced in 2010 with an award-winning design. The contractors were Willmott Dixon. It is based on a four-storey hub building with three three-storey rectangular teaching blocks set at 45’ to each other, and a further large sports block opposite. The school required extra capacity to host its new one form entry, 3-11 primary school. They worked closely with KCC and the appointed contractors, Baxall Construction. It is a bespoke two-storey timber-framed, sustainable, offsite, factory construction. The building was designed using 3D CAD software, by Willmott Dixon in discussion with the staff. The components which included the floors and the walls with the windows…