State SchoolSecondary

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys

St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9XB

9Schola Grade
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,875
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,308
Local authority
Kent
South East

Schola Grade 9

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 63.7, an average GCSE grade of about 6.4
95thpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 59.2
97thpercentile
Attendance11% of pupils persistently absent
94thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).

About Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is a state secondary school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13).

It has 1,875 pupils on roll and room for 1,308. It is a boys' school. It is a grammar school: state-funded, and admitting pupils by an entrance test. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 9 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

St John's Road
Tunbridge Wells TN4 9XB
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School details

Type
State School · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Ages
11–18
Official type
Community school
Pupils
Boys only
Admissions
Selective (grammar)
Sixth form
Yes
Pupils on roll
1,875
Capacity
1,308 pupils
Free school meals
5.50% of pupils eligible
Local authority
Kent
Nation
England
URN
118790

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