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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 72 72.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B+ B+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
72.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
94.6% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
52% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.77 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 73.4[6] 97.9%[6]
2023/24 70.1[4] 94.4%[4] +0.77[4]
2022/23 73.1[7] 97%[7] +1.05[7]
2021/22 75.6[8] 99%[8] +0.88[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
28.9% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B+[10] 29.7%[10]
2022/23 B+[11] 24.8%[11]
2021/22 A[12] 41%[12]
2018/19 B+[13] 29.2%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
99% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
96% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
0% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 99%[15] 90%[15] 0%[15] 6%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 99%[16] 91%[16] 1%[16] 4%[16] 0%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 100%[17] 96%[17] 0%[17] 3%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 99%[18] 91%[18] 0%[18] 3%[18] 0%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[19]
Education
68% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[19]
Employment
22% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 91%[20] 69%[20] 0%[20] 22%[20]
2020/21 92%[21] 72%[21] 1%[21] 19%[21]
2019/20 91%[22] 79%[22] 0%[22] 11%[22]
2018/19 92%[23] 72%[23] 2%[23] 17%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
89% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
69% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
54% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
5% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 92%[26] 66%[26]
2019/20 93%[25] 59%[25] 54%[25] 5%[25]
2018/19 86%[27] 63%[27] 57%[27] 3%[27]
2017/18 88%[28] 64%[28] 57%[28] 5%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
19 Sep 2023[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
9 Nov 2023[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.5 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
786 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
228 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
174 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.3 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 717[30] 213[30] 174[30] 4.1[30] 1.2[30]
Entry Sept 2024 723[30] 224[30] 174[30] 4.2[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2023 706[30] 222[30] 145[30] 4.9[30] 1.5[30]
Entry Sept 2022 616[30] 160[30] 145[30] 4.2[30] 1.1[30]

Admissions

Catchment, as the policy words it
Eligible girls who live in the named parishes or within a 4 mile radius proximity of the school 2026-10-14[31]
Places (published admission number)
174 2026-10-14[31]
Entrance test, 11+ entry
11+ PESE Kent Test 2026-10-14[31]
Sibling priority
Current Family Association 2026-10-14[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Foundation school[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1119[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
http://www.twggs.kent.sch.uk/[1]
District
Tunbridge Wells[32]
Postcode
TN4 9UJ[1]
URN
118789[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1095 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
12.6% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
11.7% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
0.2% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
3.5% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
70.2%[34]
Mixed
9.4%[34]
Asian
16%[34]
Black
1.2%[34]
Any other ethnic group
1.5%[34]
Unclassified
1.6%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
The school has exceptionally high expectations of all pupils, which they consistently meet.[35]
Warmth
‘There is an inclusive, supportive atmosphere, with a ‘can do’ ethos.[35]
Pastoral care
Pastoral care is central to the role of every staff member.[35]
Behaviour
Pupils’ behaviour is excellent, and they feel safe and valued. Pupils are extremely polite and highly motivated to learn.[35]
Learning support
All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are superbly supported to access the curriculum and achieve exceptionally well.[35]
Enrichment
They engage with an exceptional selection of extra-curricular activities from Years 7 to 13.[35]
Pupil voice
They feel that their voice is heard and that they have a powerful say in their school community Many clubs and societies are pupil-led[35]
Independence
Pupils are highly diligent and reflective.[35]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  28. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  30. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  31. twggs.kent.sch.uk: twggs.kent.sch.uk — Admissions faqs. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (4)
    Eligible girls who live in the named parishes or within a 4 mile radius proximity of the school (p. 1)
    Our published admission number (PAN) is 174 (p. 1)
    the 11+ PESE Kent Test (p. 1)
    Current Family Association (p. 1)
  32. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  33. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  34. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  35. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (10)
    'There is an inclusive, supportive atmosphere, with a 'can do' ethos (p. 2)
    The school has exceptionally high expectations of all pupils, which they consistently meet (p. 2)
    Pastoral care is central to the role of every staff member (p. 3)
    Pupils' behaviour is excellent, and they feel safe and valued (p. 2)
    Pupils are extremely polite and highly motivated to learn (p. 3)
    They engage with an exceptional selection of extra-curricular activities from Years 7 to 13 (p. 2)
    They feel that their voice is heard and that they have a powerful say in their school community (p. 2)
    Many clubs and societies are pupil-led (p. 2)
    Pupils are highly diligent and reflective (p. 2)
    All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are superbly supported to access the curriculum and achieve exceptionally well (p. 2)