OFSTED
19 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,123
1,123 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,123
100.0% of pupils
Male pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.6 pts
below England
School
4.2%
Tunbridge Wells
12.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.3 pts
below England
School
14.0%
Tunbridge Wells
11.9%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.0 pts
above England
School
5.0%
Tunbridge Wells
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
62.2%
699
Indian
8.5%
96
Any other White background
7.6%
85
Any other Mixed background
4.5%
50
Chinese
3.8%
43
White and Asian
3.6%
40
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
4.7%
53 of
1,123 pupils
16.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
73.4
34.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.77 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.08%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.13 pts
lower than
England
School
5.08%
Tunbridge Wells
5.96%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.56%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.74 pts
higher than
England
School
17.56%
Tunbridge Wells
15.04%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.62%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.18 pts
lower than
England
School
0.62%
Tunbridge Wells
1.79%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.4%
8.0 pts
above England
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
100.4%
Tunbridge Wells
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.