Tonbridge Grammar School
Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, TN9 2JR
1,150 pupils · 91% of 1,260 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- TONBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 2.4%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 16 October 2019, published 7 November 2019. 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 | 77.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 98.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 99.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 97.2% |
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?
Oversubscribed — 1.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 180 | 353 | 975 | 180 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 180 | 302 | 829 | 180 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 180 | 311 | 908 | 180 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 180 | 295 | 830 | 180 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 179 | 321 | 830 | 179 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 180 | 342 | 975 | 180 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 177 | 281 | 804 | 177 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 180 | 291 | 809 | 180 |
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
- Weald of Kent Grammar School 0.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hillview School for Girls 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Judd School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Leigh Academy Tonbridge 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Leigh Academy Hugh Christie 3.3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Gregory's Catholic School 3.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.