Tonbridge Grammar School

State-Funded School

tonbridge-grammar-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

TonbridgeConstituency

TN9 2JRPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Tonbridge Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,150 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 77.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 98.3%
EBacc average point score: 7.66

Ethnicity

White

55%

Asian

21%

Black

Mixed

13%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,150

Total Pupils

4%Boys

96%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,150
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 4 December 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Nov 2019	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.