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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Southfield Road, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9UJ · twggs.kent.sch.uk · 01892 520902
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 73.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,123
- 4 over 1,119 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 3.8%
- First language not English
- 14%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 228 families put the school first and 174 places were offered; 64% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 174 | 228 | 1.3▲ | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 213 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 174 | 224 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 145 | 222 | 1.5▲ | 60% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 145 | 160 | 1.1▲ | 75% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 73.4, and 97.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (42.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲73.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲97.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲95.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.22 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 89.6 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 3.5 | −2.8 |
| Other education | 1.4 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.8 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | +1.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 152 students | B+ (42.3) | Average +0.02 | |
| 152 students | B+ (42.4) | Average +0.03 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 119 | B+ (44.4) | +0.20 |
| 2022/23 | 134 | B+ (42.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 139 | A (48.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 163 | B+ (42.5) | +0.11 |
| 2017/18 | 139 | B+ (43.7) | -0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 155 | B+ (42.1) | +0.01 |
| 2015/16 | 138 | B+ (42) | -0.12 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 72.3 | +4.9 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | — |
| Employment | 15.1 | −6.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.6 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Feb 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (246 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 246
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (12%) with SEND