Secondary
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XB
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 1875 of 1308 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
- Local authority
- Kent
- Admissions
- Selective (grammar)
- Sixth form
- Yes
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 113.4
- Pupils per adult
- 15.3
- Pupils
- 1,730
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
91%
23 points above the Tunbridge Wells average (68% across 6 schools)
63.7
6.3 above the Tunbridge Wells average (57.4 across 6 schools)
4th of 6 by our score, among the secondary schools in Tunbridge Wells we can score - 7 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 63.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.88 |
| Entered the EBacc | 81% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 96% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 91% |
| A level average points per entry | 38.22 |
| A level students | 165 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 92% |
| 22/23 | 83% |
| 23/24 | 88% |
| 24/25 | 91% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 42.6 |
| 22/23 | 38.7 |
| 23/24 | 39.1 |
| 24/25 | 38.2 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.23 |
| 22/23 | +0.25 |
| 23/24 | +0.46 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 64.9 |
| 22/23 | 60.8 |
| 23/24 | 64.2 |
| 24/25 | 63.7 |
St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Kent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Amanda Simpson
- Address
- St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XB
- Telephone
- 01892529551