Tonbridge Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 17 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 136417
- Address
- Deakin Leas, TN9 2JR
- Website
- http://www.tgs.kent.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1136 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 2.5%
- Girls
- 97.5%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 1.9%
- Persistent absence
- 11.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.5%
White British 50.7%
Indian 17%
Other White 10.4%
Mixed 9.3%
Unclassified 3%
Chinese 2.5%
African 1.8%
Other Asian 1.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other 1.1%
Irish 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.76
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 97%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 98%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 77.3
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 7.65
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 32 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 167 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 167 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 57 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Tonbridge Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 311
- 2nd preference
- 300
- 3rd preference
- 163
- From another Local Authority
- 354
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 33
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 8 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 9 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 10 | 179 0 179 |
| Year 11 | 176 0 176 |
| Year 12 | 125 11 114 |
| Year 13 | 116 17 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 0.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 94.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 91.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 76.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 61.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 4.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.4% 1.7% |