Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, Tunbridge Wells

From the headteacher's welcome: "I hope this will give you a strong sense of the character of our school and an impression that, above all else, pupils come first at TWGGS. Here you will find information on the care and education that you can expect for your child and an introduction to the wealth of opportunities that we offer beyond the classroom."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, hockey, drama, choir, orchestra, chess, gardening, debating, Duke of Edinburgh and cadets.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 30 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 72.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.1 in Kent and 47 across England.

95% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Kent and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 73.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.77: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Chemistry, Physics and Biology.

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 228 families put Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School as their first choice and 786 named it as one of their preferences, for 174 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 82 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School admits pupils through an entrance test - in Kent, the Kent Test. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Kent's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Kent has 32 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School are The Skinners' School (0.2 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 72.7); Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (0.4 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 64.5); St Gregory's Catholic School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 44.8); and Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.4).

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 144 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 4% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 119 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 72% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 15% into work. 54% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 50 pupils (4.5%) received SEN support and 3 (0.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is High Brooms Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is East Cliff Road (adjacent), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 234 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School issued 21 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School are St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), St John's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles), The Wells Free School (0.6 miles) and St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.