England · Grammar school
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells · Girls only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 118789)
Overview
- Address
- Southfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9UJ
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Girls only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 1,123
- Capacity
- 1,119
- Eligible for free school meals
- 3.8%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Foundation school
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Not yet available
- Local authority
- Kent
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Fully selective area30% of Year 7 places offered in Kent for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Kent Test
- Qualifying score
- aggregate 332 with no section below 108 (Kent Test threshold for September 2026 entry) (2026 entry)
- Catchment area
- 174 places; 157 places allocated under criteria 1-7, mainly distance, for girls living in named parishes or within 4 miles of the school (straight line, NLPG address point). Parish names not captured.
- Children from outside the catchment
- Sometimes: Remaining places are Governor places allocated by score; distance places limited to named parishes / 4-mile proximity.
Past offers: lowest score and furthest distance
| Intake | Applicant group | Lowest score offered | Last distance offered | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | distance criterionFinal offered distance per school FAQ; initial 1.96 mi, after reallocation 2.12 mi; year labelling in source unclear | – | 5.34 km (3.32 miles) | twggs.kent.sch.uksecondary source |
| Sept 2023 | distance criterionFrom KCC-hosted consultation document | – | 2.57 km (1.60 miles) | twggs.kent.sch.uksecondary source |
| Sept 2022 | distance criterionFrom KCC-hosted consultation document | – | 3.70 km (2.30 miles) | twggs.kent.sch.uksecondary source |
| Sept 2021 | distance criterionFrom KCC-hosted consultation document | – | 3.06 km (1.90 miles) | twggs.kent.sch.uksecondary source |
From published allocation data found in desk research (checked 1 November 2026); not yet confirmed with the school. Scores from different tests or years are not comparable, and a past cut-off does not guarantee a future place.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 786 applicants named this school (228 as their first choice) for 174 places. 0 of 174 offers went to children living outside Kent.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Kent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 174 | 786 | 228 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Sept 2025 | 174 | 717 | 213 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Sept 2024 | 174 | 723 | 224 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Sept 2023 | 145 | 706 | 222 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Sept 2022 | 145 | 616 | 160 | 1.1 | 3 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Kent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 145 | 844 | 252 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Sept 2020 | 144 | 600 | 166 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Sept 2019 | 145 | 546 | 137 | 0.9 | 9 |
| Sept 2018 | 145 | 546 | 175 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Sept 2017 | 145 | 518 | 166 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Sept 2016 | 140 | 529 | 166 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Sept 2015 | 140 | 501 | 182 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Sept 2014 | 140 | 462 | 161 | 1.1 | 1 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Kent" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (skinners-school.co.uk, twggs.kent.sch.uk, kent.gov.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates for September 2027 entry
- Test registration (Kent Test)
- 1 June 2026 to 1 July 2026
- Test date
- 10 September 2026, 12 September 2026, 13 September 202610 Sep for children at Kent primaries; 12-13 Sep for children at non-Kent primaries. Late registration only in limited cases (email kent.admissions@kent.gov.uk); sources conflict. Dates come from school/tuition pages; official page kent.gov.uk/kenttest not seen. One guide mentions 12 Feb offer, unclear.
- Results sent to families
- 15 October 2026
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- Not yet available
Unverified: test dates come from desk research (medium confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: kelsi.org.uk, lenham.kent.sch.uk, cognito.org, leadingtuition.co.uk.
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Guide to the Kent Test and its schools · How applying works
Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (kelsi.org.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 19 September 2023: overall Outstanding. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Inspection history (5)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 72.5 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 94.6% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 52% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99.3% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 70.1 (2023/24) → 73.4 (2024/25) → 72.5 (2025/26).
148 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- TN4 9UJ
- Map location
- 51.14478, 0.25828
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 01892520902
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.twggs.kent.sch.uk
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 118789) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026