Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys

St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XB

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About this school

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The school has 1,799 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 25 November 2021). Last inspected 17 March 2026. The Headteacher is Amanda Simpson. The school is administered by Kent local authority. The school has boys-only admissions.

School details

Headteacher

Amanda Simpson

Local authority

Kent

Gender

Boys

URN

118790

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys are handled by the school or the local authority (Kent). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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