Contact us
Please direct any general enquiries to the School Office in the first instance:
Tel: 01580 240592
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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
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Tel: 01580 240592
Email: registry@benenden.school
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Anne McNab
Benenden School
Cranbrook
Kent
TN17 4AATel: 01580 236667
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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.
Please note that the Hm duty phone is only operational during term time.
The Medical Centre provides a first point of contact in emergencies outside of office hours in term time: 01580 236618.
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Contact our DSL Charlotte van der Westhuizen on:
Tel: 01580 240592
Email: safeguarding@benenden.school
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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. View our location on Google Maps.
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 happy to organise a taxi to bring you to Benenden from the station, approximately a 20-minute journey. Taxis need to be booked with significant notice and are not available at the station.
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).
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.
On arrival at the School, please press the intercom to inform a member of the School Office team of your arrival. Please note the speed restrictions on site and, having turned left at the top of the drive, park on the gravel in front of the main building. Designated disabled parking spaces are available close to the main entrance.
At the main entrance (a ramp is available for visitors with mobility issues) please ring the bell by the main door, where School Office will meet you and sign you in.