Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School

Selective

National rank

83

63

Rank last year

75.1%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

66.6%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Katie Marchant
Attendance 96.2%
Gender of entry Girls
Send pupils* 14.6% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,123
Pupils on free school meals 3.5%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 103=

Grade

%

A*

16

A

29.8

B

29.4

A*/A

45.7

A*-B

75.1

GCSE 2025 rank: 83

Grade

%

9/8

44.6

7

22

9/8/7

66.6

What the school inspection says

“The school has exceptionally high expectations of all pupils, which they consistently meet. Across the curriculum, pupils keenly engage in challenging subject content. Staff foster a love of each subject so that all pupils thrive in their phase and are well prepared for their next stages of learning. As a result, pupils enjoy school. They excel academically and flourish as well-rounded individuals. Pupils’ behaviour is excellent, and they feel safe and valued ... Staff promote high aspirations and expectations for the learning of all pupils across the curriculum. In each subject, the curriculum is built thoughtfully to support pupils gaining a deep understanding of knowledge over time. The school has ensured that the curriculum is diverse and that pupils explore themes relevant to the world ... The school has ensured there is a highly effective culture of success and achievement across the sixth form. There is also an active alumni [group], which supports and guides current students.”
Inspection
2023
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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