A DAY & BOARDING PREP SCHOOL IN TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Holmewood House prep school in Tunbridge Wells is very much a family school where the positive relationships between the teachers and pupils allows us to get to know and understand the individual needs of each and every child.
We foster their talents and nurture their growth through a broad, balanced, challenging and exciting curriculum and, in doing so, create an environment whereby each child is provided with every opportunity to fulfil their potential. We believe that emotional and social well-being, self-esteem, happiness and confidence are of prime importance and are in themselves inextricably linked to academic progress.
Holmewood House is a co-educational, non-selective school for boys and girls aged 3-13 years, situated in 30 acres of glorious grounds in Tunbridge Wells.
The wonderful environment and outstanding facilities provide a strong framework upon which the ethos of ‘allowing children to be children can be achieved.
What's Happening Find out the latest from our school
🥇 Age Group Swimming Championships 🏊 What a fantastic way to round off the final week of the school year with some incredibly fast racing in the pool. Our annual Holmewood Swimming Gala certainly didn`t disappoint, delivering exciting, nail-biting finishes, plenty of energy, and fantastic support from our enthusiastic spectators. Every swimmer gave their absolute best, showed great determination, and had a brilliant time. All finalists received a well-deserved medal and, perhaps most importantly, an ice pop to cool down afterwards! Congratulations to this year`s Swimming Champions, and a big thank you from the Swim staff to our Swimming Captains and Vice-Captains for their commitment and leadership throughout the year. #Swimming #PrepSchool #SwimmingGala #PrepSchoolSport #HolmewoodHouseSchool
🥇 Age Group Swimming Championships 🏊 What a fantastic way to round off the final week of the school year with some incredibly fast racing in the pool. Our annual Holmewood Swimming Gala certainly didn`t disappoint, delivering exciting, nail-biting finishes, plenty of energy, and fantastic support from our enthusiastic spectators. Every swimmer gave their absolute best, showed great determination, and had a brilliant time. All finalists received a well-deserved medal and, perhaps most importantly, an ice pop to cool down afterwards! Congratulations to this year`s Swimming Champions, and a big thank you from the Swim staff to our Swimming Captains and Vice-Captains for their commitment and leadership throughout the year. #Swimming #PrepSchool #SwimmingGala #PrepSchoolSport #HolmewoodHouseSchool...
We love hearing from our parent community and seeing the same growth in their children that we witness every day. 💛 “We’ve noticed such a change in our daughter since she started boarding at Holmewood. Weekends are no longer a battle to keep her occupied, she’s always out doing something exciting!” ✨ From weekend adventures and creative clubs to the laughter that fills our boarding houses, every experience helps our pupils grow in confidence, independence, and joy. We’re so proud to be part of that journey and so grateful for the trust our families place in us. 🏡 #HolmewoodBoarding #ParentVoices #HomeFromHome #HolmewoodCommunity #BoardingLife #GrowingTogether
We love hearing from our parent community and seeing the same growth in their children that we witness every day. 💛 “We’ve noticed such a change in our daughter since she started boarding at Holmewood. Weekends are no longer a battle to keep her occupied, she’s always out doing something exciting!” ✨ From weekend adventures and creative clubs to the laughter that fills our boarding houses, every experience helps our pupils grow in confidence, independence, and joy. We’re so proud to be part of that journey and so grateful for the trust our families place in us. 🏡 #HolmewoodBoarding #ParentVoices #HomeFromHome #HolmewoodCommunity #BoardingLife #GrowingTogether...
What a joy it was to welcome so many familiar faces back to Holmewood House at our 80th Anniversary Garden Party. From old friendships to new connections, the day was a beautiful celebration of our community. We were especially proud to see our Class of 2021 leavers, now stepping into exciting new chapters in university, work, travel and beyond. We loved seeing the Levack family - Abigail, Arielle and Christian - all Ash House and Holmewoodians. Christian even joined us on the day he was flying to Milan for an Armani photo shoot before returning for his final A level at Charterhouse School. It was also wonderful to welcome the Hissey family, with Tatiana (Yew House) travelling from Paris to be part of our celebrations. Thank you, Tatiana, your effort meant so much. A special highlight was David Ansell scoring a stylish 50 in the staff/Alumni cricket match, cheered on by his wife Vicky and their sons. Both David (Beech House) and Vicky (Cedar House) are Old Holmewoodians! Different eras, different stories, one shared spirit. Thank you to everyone who joined us and here’s to the next chapter of Holmewood House. Photos by @janepetriephotography #80Years #SchoolCommunity #OldHolmewoodians #SchoolHistory #HolmewoodHouseSchool
What a joy it was to welcome so many familiar faces back to Holmewood House at our 80th Anniversary Garden Party. From old friendships to new connections, the day was a beautiful celebration of our community. We were especially proud to see our Class of 2021 leavers, now stepping into exciting new chapters in university, work, travel and beyond. We loved seeing the Levack family - Abigail, Arielle and Christian - all Ash House and Holmewoodians. Christian even joined us on the day he was flying to Milan for an Armani photo shoot before returning for his final A level at Charterhouse School. It was also wonderful to welcome the Hissey family, with Tatiana (Yew House) travelling from Paris to be part of our celebrations. Thank you, Tatiana, your effort meant so much. A special highlight was David Ansell scoring a stylish 50 in the staff/Alumni cricket match, cheered on by his wife Vicky and their sons. Both David (Beech House) and Vicky (Cedar House) are Old Holmewoodians! Different eras, different stories, one shared spirit. Thank you to everyone who joined us and here’s to the next chapter of Holmewood House. Photos by @janepetriephotography #80Years #SchoolCommunity #OldHolmewoodians #SchoolHistory #HolmewoodHouseSchool...
The Swim School holds classes for children of all abilities and is open to Holmewood pupils as well as the wider community and takes places after the Holmewood school day has finished and on a Saturday morning.
Holmewood House School has been running holiday courses since 1998. We aim to offer a wide variety of courses for children aged 5-12 in a secure and relaxed environment.
Holmewood House provides a broad, well-balanced curriculum with outstanding teachers in what is very much a family school where the positive relationships between the teachers and children allows staff to get to know and understand the individual needs of each and every child.
TESTIMONIALS WHAT OUR STUDENTS & PARENTS HAVE TO SAY
Parent
Just wanted to express our thanks for this term. What a year! We’ve been utterly impressed by HH’s approach and care. We feel very grateful to be at this school and for the wonderful start in life it has given our children.
Prospective Parent
We both through that the school was superb – in fact as we were driving off of the property, we remarked that it was faultless across the board. We both feel that our children would thrive at Holmewood.
Pupil
“Thank you for your ongoing efforts in making Holmewood such a safe and nurturing place to grow, take risks, make mistakes and be curious, where the children are well known by their teachers and your team to help them navigate their course to growing confidence, leadership and empathy for helping others”.
Parent
“Our son ia a typical boy – great at maths, loves sports, hates writing!! But one of the teachers spotted that it was more than this … he was assessed and has dyslexia. Contrary to what many people may think, both we and the school see this positively – with the support of the Learning Support team, he now has a greater chance of reaching his true academic potential. Already, as a result of typing rather than doing handwritten work, he has discovered a new found love of creative writing and huge confidence in comprehension.”
Pupil
“I like playing in the garden and growing flowers and vegetables.”
Pupil
“The amount of opportunities we are offered is incredible and the teachers are all very helpful and friendly.”
Parent
“Communication at Holmewood is very good and they offer a number of opportunities each term for parents to attend both educational and pastoral forums.”
Pupil
“Holmewood house is a very good school which helps pupils feel at home and can adapt to suit you. I enjoy maths the most because my teacher makes you try to do things for yourself and he is very supportive.”
Parent
“I feel privileged to send my children to a school where teachers care so much and are able to work in such small class sizes.”
Age 18
I do believe that all my successes in life so far stem from my years at Holmewood. As well as providing a brilliant academic base, the nurturing from the teachers is like nothing else, and I cannot thank you enough for that.
Parent
“Holmewood offers a unique education in a safe and supportive environment for children of all ages.”
Parent
The chaperone service that Holmewood House offers has meant that our son has been able to access the best of both worlds, a country boarding school during the week where he can enjoy the space and facilities which are very hard to come by in London and then is able to come home every Friday to enjoy a full weekend with family. It is extremely convenient to be able to pick him up & drop off from central London & is workable on top of the other commitments I have! He looks forward to his trips on the train where he gets any unfinished homework done and then is able to relax at home
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EARLY YEARS GROUP TOUR FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 9.30AM - 11.30AM & WHOLE SCHOOL OPEN MORNING FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2026 9.30AM - 12.00PM
Early Years Group Tour Friday 11th September 9.30am – 11.30am
A chance to visit our exceptional Nursery and Reception classes and to meet our wonderful Early Years staff.
This is a wonderful opportunity to meet our Head, Ruth O’Sullivan, teachers, boarding and admissions staff. You will also experience a pupil-led tour and explore what makes our school so special.