Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School is a secondary school located in Tunbridge Wells. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness and outcomes for pupils are outstanding, quality of education and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/11/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Southfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ
Website: http://www.twggs.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01892520902
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Linda Wybar
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 118789

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1008
Number of Pupils: 1023
Number of Boys: 4
Number of Girls: 1019

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.97 Confidence interval 0.75 to 1.19
Of the 149 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 130 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:92%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:95%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:73.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:7.18
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Wilman Road , TN4 9AL
3out of 4 700 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
Cunningham Road , TN4 9EW
3out of 4 897 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
The Wells Free School
King Charles Square , TN4 8FA
3out of 4 1,054 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
Quarry Road , TN1 2EY
3out of 4 1,081 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Southborough CofE Primary School
Broomhill Park Road , Southborough TN4 0JY
3out of 4 1,312 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Southfield Road , TN4 9UJ
4out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
The Skinners' School
St John's Road , TN4 9PG
4out of 4 314 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road , TN4 9XB
3out of 4 769 yd Community school No Boys More About School
St Gregory's Catholic School
Reynolds Lane , TN4 9XL
4out of 4 818 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Culverden Down , TN4 9SH
4out of 4 829 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rose Hill School
Coniston Avenue , TN4 9SY
- not rated 1,094 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Two Bridges School
Charles Street , Southborough TN4 0DS
4out of 4 1,127 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Broomhill Bank School
Broomhill Road , Rusthall TN3 0TB
3out of 4 1,729 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Meadows School
London Road , Southborough TN4 0RJ
3out of 4 2,398 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Beechwood School
12 Pembury Road , TN2 3QD
- not rated 2,429 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.