Tonbridge Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Kent
Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, TN9 2JR
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 16/10/2019
Application demand
56%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.2%
15.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,150
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,260 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
56%
1st preference success rate
170 of 302 families who put it first got an offer
180
Places offered
829
Total applications
4.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 302 | 170 | ● 56% |
| 2nd preference | 235 | 8 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 150 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 142 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 829 | 180 | 22% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 315 applications came from outside the council area (29 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Joseph Jardine-Viner
- Address
- Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, TN9 2JR
- Phone
- 01732365125
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Vauxhall · Tonbridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136417
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 2% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TONBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
1,150 pupils · 1,260 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
04 December 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
16 October 2019
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 903 pupils
Attendance
94.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 79.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.75 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.86 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 77.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 98.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 99.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 97.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.66 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 179 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 4 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 179 | 86% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Language | 179 | 72% | 98% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 179 | 70% | 99% | 99% | |
| Biology | 167 | 84% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 167 | 80% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 166 | 81% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 117 | 72% | 97% | 98% | |
| Geography | 114 | 88% | 98% | 99% | |
| Spanish | 108 | 79% | 96% | 99% | |
| Computer Science | 55 | 58% | 91% | 98% | |
| French | 52 | 85% | 92% | 96% | |
| Latin | 50 | 82% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11372: Tonbridge Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 8 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 77% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.