96%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
91%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
63.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
81%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1276.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,799
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 25/11/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys · Secondary with sixth form · Kent
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
96%
-2pp
99%97%95%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 96%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
91%
+3pp
92%87%82%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 91%
Attainment 8
63.7
-0.5
64.962.960.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63.7
EBacc entry
81%
-11pp
91%77%63%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
EBacc APS
1276.0
-157.9
1433.91200.1966.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1276.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
38.2
-0.9
42.639.035.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38.2
A-level value added
+0.17
-0.1
+0.3+0.1-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
20%
+1pp
21%17%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 20%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B+BB-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,799
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
3%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%
Contact
Address
St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XB
Local authority
Kent
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 96% | 91% | 63.7 | Not applicable | 81% | 1276.0 | 96% | 1,799 |
| 2023/24 | 98% | 88% | 64.2 | +0.46 | 91% | 1433.9 | 97% | 1,730 |
| 2022/23 | 95% | 83% | 60.8 | +0.25 | 79% | 1270.7 | 93% | 1,636 |
| 2021/22 | 99% | 92% | 64.9 | +0.23 | 87% | 1255.0 | 93% | 1,507 |
| 2018/19 | 99% | 82% | 60.9 | +0.00 | 63% | 966.3 | 84% | 1,261 |
| 2017/18 | 98% | 88% | 64.3 | +0.39 | 60% | 1015.9 | 91% | 1,276 |
| 2016/17 | 98% | 90% | 63.3 | +0.18 | 77% | — | 96% | 1,266 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 38.2 | B- | +0.17 | 20% | 169 |
| 2023/24 | 39.1 | B | +0.32 | 19% | 181 |
| 2022/23 | 38.7 | B | — | 14% | 170 |
| 2021/22 | 42.6 | B+ | — | 21% | 150 |
| 2018/19 | 35.3 | B- | +0.00 | 14% | 157 |
| 2017/18 | 33.5 | C+ | -0.12 | 8% | 168 |
| 2016/17 | 34.0 | C+ | -0.20 | 17% | 178 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,799 | 20.0 | 3% | 15% | 6% | 5% | 11% |
| 2023/24 | 1,730 | 20.9 | 2% | 14% | 6% | 6% | 14% |
| 2022/23 | 1,636 | 20.5 | 2% | 14% | 6% | 6% | 19% |
| 2021/22 | 1,507 | 19.9 | 5% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 18% |
| 2020/21 | 1,386 | 19.8 | 4% | 11% | 5% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,261 | 19.7 | 4% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | 1,276 | 19.3 | 2% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 1,266 | 17.6 | 2% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.