The Judd School
Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Wood
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,261
- Pupils on roll
- 1,541
- URN
- 118843
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732770880
About this school
The Judd School is a boys' voluntary aided secondary school in Tonbridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,541 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Judd School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 184 | 189 | 189 |
| Attainment 8 score | 76.2 | 78.5 | 78.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.59 +0.37 to +0.82 | +0.85 +0.61 to +1.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 97.4% | 98.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 98.4% | 98.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 63% | 64.6% | 67.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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 The Judd 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 | 76.2 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 78.5 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 78.4 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,472 |
| 2023/24 | 1,502 |
| 2024/25 | 1,499 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Judd School compares
The Judd School ranked 2nd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78.4 | 4.6% | 2.7% | 1,541 | — |
| Leigh Academy Tonbridge | 43.1 | 7.3% | 33% | 807 | 0.2 miles |
| Tonbridge Grammar School | 77.2 | 5.8% | 2.2% | 1,150 | 0.5 miles |
| Weald of Kent Grammar School | 70 | 6.8% | 4% | 1,913 | 0.8 miles |
| Hillview School for Girls | 48 | 9.7% | 16.8% | 1,500 | 0.8 miles |
| Leigh Academy Hugh Christie | 40.5 | 10.7% | 39.8% | 688 | 1.9 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)
- 2.72%
- English as an additional language
- 15.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.61%
- Persistent absence
- 9.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Academy Tonbridge0.2 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
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Tonbridge Grammar School0.5 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
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Weald of Kent Grammar School0.8 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
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Hillview School for Girls0.8 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
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Leigh Academy Hugh Christie1.9 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
Other schools in Tonbridge
The Judd School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Tonbridge.
- Hillview School for Girls Secondary
- Leigh Academy Hugh Christie Secondary
- Leigh Academy Mascalls Secondary
- Leigh Academy Tonbridge Secondary
- Tonbridge Grammar School Secondary
- Weald of Kent Grammar School Secondary
- Bishop Chavasse Primary School Primary
- Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cage Green Primary School Primary
- Capel Primary School Primary
- East Peckham Primary School Primary
- Hadlow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Judd School teach?
- The Judd School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Tonbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of The Judd School?
- The headteacher of The Judd School is Mr Jonathan Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Judd School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Judd 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 many pupils are at The Judd School?
- The Judd School has 1,541 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Judd School full?
- The Judd School has capacity for 1,261 pupils and 1,541 on roll (122%), 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 The Judd School a faith school?
- No. The Judd School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Judd School a selective school?
- Yes. The Judd School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- What SEN provision does The Judd School have?
- The schools register lists The Judd School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Judd School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 76.2 in 2022/23 and 78.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Judd School compare with other schools in Kent?
- The Judd School ranked 2nd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Judd School's absence rate?
- The Judd School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Judd School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Judd 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.