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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (TWGGS) uses the GL exam for its 11+ entry. It is a girls-only grammar school with no interview stage as part of the admissions process. The school has a catchment area, prioritising girls living within a four-mile radius or named parishes.
For a hard-working girl who wants high standards but also a school that genuinely looks after her, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School is the sort of place parents describe in warm terms. Families talk about "an industrious happy culture" where "the pupils really champion each other", and the Good Schools Guide calls it a popular local school that "produces independent thinkers with a sound work ethic". The school's motto, "Give your best", runs through how it describes itself: high expectations balanced with support, and wellbeing kept at the heart of things so girls feel respected, included and happy.
Founded in 1905, the school sits on a compact site in a leafy residential part of the town, and its solid Edwardian buildings, with their wide corridors and high-ceilinged rooms, have been put to clever use over the years. Art is a real strength, taught in two studios pupils call "a hive of creativity", and there is a strong emphasis on sport, especially in year 7 to help girls settle and build friendships. A newer wellbeing suite is described by the girls themselves as an "amazing space".
Entry is by the Kent test, and the school is heavily oversubscribed, so a place is hard won and well kept. Led by headteacher Mrs Katie Marchant since September 2024, this is a friendly, local school that suits a girl who wants to work hard among others who feel the same, with plenty of art and sport to grow into alongside her studies, and where settling in and making friends is treated as carefully as the work itself.
Key facts
Admissions
Admissions contact
info@twggs.kent.sch.uk
Admissions phone
0189 252 0902
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
Kent Test
English
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Sentence Completion
- Spelling
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Magic squares
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Number Walls
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Extended Figure Series
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Matrices
- Figure Operations
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Most Like Three Figures
- Most Like Two Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Triangle Series
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Anagrams
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert a Letter
- Letter Analogies
- Letter Calculations
- Letter Codes
- Letter Grids
- Letter Sequences
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Number Analogies
- Number Calculations
- Number Sequences
- Related Words
- Rhyming Synonyms
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Word / Logic Puzzles
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
- Word Relationships
- Words and Codes
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Combining Shapes
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Shape Completion
Catchment area
Does Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School have a catchment area?
Yes. The school gives priority to girls who live within a four-mile radius of the school or within its named parishes, measured in a straight line from the home address. Distance from home to school is also used to decide places where the school is oversubscribed.
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
In 2025 students achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 73.4 across their GCSEs. 97.9% gained a grade 5 or better in both English and Maths. 88.9% achieved the English Baccalaureate at grade 5 or above.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
A-level results
In 2025 students achieved a B+ average grade per A-Level entry. 28.9% gained AAB or better including two facilitating subjects.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School use for the 11+?
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (TWGGS) uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entrance exam.
Does Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School have an interview stage for 11+ entry?
No, there is no interview stage as part of the 11+ admissions process for Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School.
Is Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School a single-sex or co-educational school?
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School is a single-sex school, admitting girls only.
Does Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School have a catchment area?
Yes, the school prioritises girls living within a four-mile radius or specific named parishes. Distance from home to school is also a factor for oversubscribed places.
What is the official website for Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School?
The official website for Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School is https://www.twggs.kent.sch.uk/.
Are there any fees to attend Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School?
No, as a grammar school, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School does not charge annual fees.
Location
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