Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Southfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Marchant
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,119
- Pupils on roll
- 1,123
- URN
- 118789
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01892520902
About this school
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School is a girls' foundation secondary school in Tunbridge Wells. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,123 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 145 | 144 | 144 |
| Attainment 8 score | 73.1 | 70.1 | 73.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.05 +0.80 to +1.30 | +0.77 +0.52 to +1.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 94.4% | 97.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 98.6% | 98.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 97% | 90.3% | 95.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73.1 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 70.1 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 73.4 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 984 |
| 2023/24 | 1,042 |
| 2024/25 | 1,095 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School compares
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School ranked 5th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73.4 | 5.1% | 3.5% | 1,123 | — |
| The Skinners' School | 70.8 | 3.4% | 5.8% | 1,149 | 0.2 miles |
| Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys | 63.7 | 5.1% | 5.9% | 1,875 | 0.4 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic School | 43.8 | 8.6% | 20.6% | 1,093 | 0.5 miles |
| Bennett Memorial Diocesan School | 54 | 5.1% | 10.1% | 1,913 | 0.5 miles |
| Skinners' Kent Academy | 38.4 | 8% | 31.1% | 1,017 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.51%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.08%
- Persistent absence
- 17.56%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Skinners' School0.2 miles
Secondary · Tunbridge Wells
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Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys0.4 miles
Secondary · Tunbridge Wells
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St Gregory's Catholic School0.5 miles
Secondary · Tunbridge Wells
-
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School0.5 miles
Secondary · Tunbridge Wells
-
Skinners' Kent Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Tunbridge Wells
Other schools in Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Tunbridge Wells.
- Bennett Memorial Diocesan School Secondary
- Skinners' Kent Academy Secondary
- St Gregory's Catholic School Secondary
- The Skinners' School Secondary
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Broadwater Down Primary School Primary
- Claremont Primary School Primary
- Fordcombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Frant Church of England Primary School Primary
- Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School teach?
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Tunbridge Wells.
- Who is the headteacher of Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School is Mrs Katie Marchant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School?
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School has 1,123 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School full?
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School has capacity for 1,119 pupils and 1,123 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 73.1 in 2022/23 and 73.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School rank locally?
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School ranked 5th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School's absence rate?
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.