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Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Community school
St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9XB · twgsb.org.uk · 01892 529551
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 63.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,875
- 567 over 1,308 places · 143%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 5.5%
- First language not English
- 13%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 297 families put the school first and 300 places were offered; 47% 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 | 300 | 297 | 1 | 47% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 299 | 291 | 1 | 65% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 300 | 293 | 1 | 61% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 301 | 325 | 1.1▲ | 58% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 300 | 236 | 0.8 | 63% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 63.7, and 91.2% 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- (38.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲63.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲91.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲96.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲80.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.88 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 89.4 | +2.3 |
| Sixth form college | 2.6 | — |
| Further education | 3.8 | −1.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.4 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.7 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 165 students | B- (38.2) | Above average +0.17 | |
| 165 students | B- (38.3) | Above average +0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 170 | B (39.1) | +0.32 |
| 2022/23 | 168 | B (38.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 147 | B+ (42.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 156 | B- (35.3) | 0.00 |
| 2017/18 | 167 | C+ (33.5) | -0.12 |
| 2016/17 | 177 | C+ (34) | -0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 206 | C+ (32.1) | -0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 66.9 | 0 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 20.6 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 17 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (356 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Positive
- 76%
- Replies
- 356
- 20% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on 53 parents (15%) whose child was bullied
based on 85 parents (24%) with SEND