Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School

Type Secondary / Foundation school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Southfield Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 9UJ
Phone 01892520902
Reference Number 118789

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1042
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 2.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 Unknown 178 178
8 Unknown 149 149
9 Unknown 149 149
10 Unknown 145 145
11 Unknown 144 144
12 Unknown 157 157
13 Unknown 120 120

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 65.6%
White, Other 7%
Indian 6.5%
Mixed, Other 4.6%
White & Asian 3.5%
Chinese 2.2%
Unclassified 1.6%
Asian, Other 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
African 1.1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-11-10
Date Description Report
2023-09-19 School inspection: School inspection:
2011-11-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-02-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-01-29 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
70.1 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 94.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 95.1% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 42.36 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 42.26 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) B+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 24.8% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 186 14
Third Preference 195 0
From another Local Authority 164 3

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Wilman Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9AL
0.4 miles
St John's Church of England Primary School
Cunningham Road, St John's Ce Primary School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9EW
0.51 miles
The Wells Free School
King Charles Square, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8FA
0.6 miles
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
Quarry Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2EY
0.61 miles
Rose Hill School
Coniston Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SY
0.62 miles
Southborough CofE Primary School
Broomhill Park Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0JY
0.75 miles
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
Rydal Drive, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9SU
0.77 miles
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Powder Mill Lane, High Brooms, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9DY
0.81 miles
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sandrock Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3PR
0.99 miles
Temple Grove Academy
Friars Way, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3UA
1.14 miles
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Hawkenbury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5BW
1.24 miles
Claremont Primary School
Banner Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5EB
1.33 miles
The Mead School
16 Frant Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5SN
1.48 miles
Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School
High Street, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8RZ
1.5 miles
Skinners' Kent Primary School
The Avenue, Knights Wood, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3GS
1.62 miles
Broadwater Down Primary School
Broadwater Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5RP
1.7 miles
Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Spring Lane, Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0UE
1.72 miles
Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Langton Road, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0NP
1.73 miles
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Ramslye Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8LN
1.83 miles
Holmewood House School
Barrow Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0EB
2.23 miles
Name Distance
The Skinners' School
St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9PG
0.18 miles
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XB
0.44 miles
St Gregory's Catholic School
Reynolds Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XL
0.47 miles
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9SH
0.47 miles
Broomhill Bank School
Broomhill Road, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0TB
0.98 miles
Meadows School
London Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0RJ
1.36 miles
Beechwood School
12 Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QD
1.38 miles
Skinners' Kent Academy
Sandown Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4PY
1.52 miles
Oakley School
Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4NE
1.92 miles
Nexus Foundation Special School
Upper Haysden Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 8AA
2.77 miles
Tonbridge Grammar School
Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JR
2.84 miles
Weald of Kent Grammar School
Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JP
2.87 miles
Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Brook Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2PH
3.01 miles
The Judd School
Brook Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2PN
3.02 miles
Kent College Pembury
Old Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AX
3.18 miles
Hillview School for Girls
Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE
3.19 miles
Tonbridge School
3.9 miles
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
White Cottage Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4PU
4.9 miles
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