Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Tunbridge Wells, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Kent grammar schools (Sir Roger Manwood's School website) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
11.642 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is a secondary school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent for ages 11–18 (community school). Kent and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 11.642 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 11.642 miles away, the 4th longest of 56 Kent secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 entry, the 2026 last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2021, having swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 297 first-choice applications for 300 offers; 139 offers went to first-choice families and 158 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 91% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,875 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their learning and thrive at this school.”
- “Attendance is well above the national average and pupils are keen to take advantage of every day.”
- “Pupils approach learning with enthusiasm, as do students in the sixth form.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, pupils’ understanding is not fully checked to ensure their knowledge is secure.”
- “As a result, at times, gaps in pupils' learning are not addressed as quickly as they could be.”
- “There are times when guidance for staff is not clear enough to enable them to fully support these pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 91% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 63.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 297 first-preference applications, 300 offers in total, 139 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- St Gregory's Catholic School 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Skinners' School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bennett Memorial Diocesan School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Skinners' Kent Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Tonbridge Grammar School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Weald of Kent Grammar School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Tonbridge 2.6 mi Good Last distance published