Please direct any general enquiries to the School Office in the first instance.
School Office
Tel: 01580 240592
Email: schooloffice@benenden.school
School Office opening hours:
Term time: Weekdays, 8.00am – 6.00pm; Saturdays, 8.30am – 5.00pm
During school holidays: Weekdays, 9.00am – 5.00pm
Information for Parents:
When the School Office is closed, the Duty Hm is contactable on 07843 370038
This number may also be called at the beginning and end of terms, when the School Office is closed.
The Medical Centre provides a first point of contact in emergencies during out of office hours in term time: 01580 236618
Admissions
Tel: 01580 240592
Email: registry@benenden.school
Contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Contact our DSL Anne Wakefield on:
Tel: 01580 240592
Email: safeguarding@benenden.school
Media Enquiries
For media enquiries contact Ian Read on:
Tel: 01580 240592
Email: media@benenden.school
For out of hours Media Enquiries, journalists should call 01580 236915
Arriving at Benenden
Benenden School is located in the village of Benenden, near Cranbrook in Kent. The map below shows our location.
By rail
The nearest rail station is Staplehurst, an hour from London on the line which serves Ashford, Canterbury and Ramsgate. The School will be pleased to organise a taxi to bring you to Benenden from the station, approximately a 20-minute journey.
By road
The School postcode is TN17 4AA.
Benenden is easily accessible from the M25 (leave for the A21 at Junction 5, signposted Hastings) and the M20 (leave at Junction 6 for Maidstone).
When arriving at Benenden, please pull up to the front barrier and press the intercom to inform School Office of your arrival. They will then open the barrier for you and invite you to travel up the drive - please note the speed restrictions on site - and to park on the gravel in front of the main building. Designated disabled parking spaces are available close to the main entrance.
Please approach the main entrance, up the front steps (a ramp is available for visitors with mobility issues) and ring the bell by the main door, where School Office will meet you and sign you in.
Benenden operates a one-way system on its site. If you accidentally find yourself at the rear gate, those barriers will not permit you to enter and you will need to turn right out of the rear entrance and follow the road, New Pond Road, to the crossroads where you should turn right again. In approximately 400 metres you will find the School entrance on your right.
Our Location
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