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Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys

Selective

National rank

224=

200

Rank last year

65.3^%

A-level

38.3^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Amanda Simpson

Attendance 95.3%

Gender of entry Boys

Send pupils* 1.8% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 1,799

Pupils on free school meals 5.9%

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

ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

7.6

23.1

34.5

A*/A

30.8

A*-B

65.3

Grade

9/8

18.4

9/8/7

38.3

What the school inspection says

“Pupils are proud to attend this harmonious community … Pupils show kindness and respect to one another and have no concerns about bullying … Parents and carers are highly appreciative of the school. One parent echoed the thoughts of many by saying, ‘I could not recommend this school more highly, the children are thriving.’ Everyone strives for all-round excellence. Pupils approach all aspects of school life with maturity … [They] value the ‘positive pathways’ reward system. They wear the badges they earn with pride. Sixth-form students play an active role. For example, they enjoy leadership responsibilities, such as wellbeing ambassadors, and run clubs for the younger pupils.”

Inspection

2021

In detail *

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*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.

About the school

This selective boys’ school with a coeducational sixth form has a mission to pursue all-round excellence.
The motto is Faber est quisque suæ fortunæ — “Every man is the maker of his own fortune”. Sixth-formers are urged to take risks with their learning and to have a strong work ethic. Senior students have a £1.5 million study centre, opened in 2022, which features flexible working spaces with silent areas.
The school continues to build links with local employers and provides personalised guidance on careers, with self-arranged work experience in year 12.
TWGSB offers a large range of clubs and societies, covering sports, drama and music, including a school orchestra and jazz band.

thegrammarschool@twgsboys.kent.sch.uk

Telephone

01892 529 551

Website

twgsb.org.uk

Address

St John’s Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XB

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