Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is a secondary school located in Tunbridge Wells. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/01/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XB
Website: http://www.twgsb.org.uk/
Telephone: 01892529551
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Amanda Simpson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 118790

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1385
Number of Pupils: 1386
Number of Boys: 1335
Number of Girls: 51

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0 Confidence interval -0.19 to 0.19
Of the 181 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 170 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:63%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:82%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:60.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.34
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 4 371 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
Cunningham Road , TN4 9EW
3out of 4 578 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Powder Mill Lane , High Brooms TN4 9DY
3out of 4 821 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Southborough CofE Primary School
Broomhill Park Road , Southborough TN4 0JY
3out of 4 842 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
Quarry Road , TN1 2EY
3out of 4 1,513 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road , TN4 9XB
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Boys More About School
St Gregory's Catholic School
Reynolds Lane , TN4 9XL
4out of 4 162 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Southfield Road , TN4 9UJ
4out of 4 769 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
The Skinners' School
St John's Road , TN4 9PG
4out of 4 968 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Culverden Down , TN4 9SH
4out of 4 1,412 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Two Bridges School
Charles Street , Southborough TN4 0DS
4out of 4 422 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Meadows School
London Road , Southborough TN4 0RJ
3out of 4 1,721 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Rose Hill School
Coniston Avenue , TN4 9SY
- not rated 1,747 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Broomhill Bank School
Broomhill Road , Rusthall TN3 0TB
3out of 4 2,085 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beechwood School
12 Pembury Road , TN2 3QD
- not rated 2,673 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.