Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XB
1,875 pupils · 143% of 1,308 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Selective
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 12 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 63.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 91.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 96.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 80.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 300 | 297 | 1,179 | 300 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 299 | 291 | 1,059 | 299 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 300 | 293 | 1,091 | 300 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 301 | 325 | 1,086 | 301 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 300 | 236 | 972 | 300 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 300 | 203 | 1,083 | 300 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 208 | 132 | 798 | 208 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 240 | 130 | 739 | 240 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Gregory's Catholic School 0.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School 0.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- The Skinners' School 0.9 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Bennett Memorial Diocesan School 1.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Skinners' Kent Academy 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Tonbridge Grammar School 3.9 km · Outstanding (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.