OFSTED
4 December 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
16 October 2019
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
7 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
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Local authority
Kent
Trust
TONBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,150
1,150 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,108
96.3% of pupils
Male pupils
42
3.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.2 pts
below England
School
2.6%
Tonbridge and Malling
17.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.5 pts
above England
School
21.8%
Tonbridge and Malling
8.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Tonbridge and Malling
2.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
45.0%
517
Indian
17.6%
202
Any other White background
9.7%
112
Any other Mixed background
7.7%
89
Chinese
4.0%
46
White and Asian
3.8%
44
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
4.2%
48 of
1,150 pupils
16.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.7 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
77.2
38.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.75 · 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
5.78%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.44 pts
lower than
England
School
5.78%
Tonbridge and Malling
6.01%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.75 pts
lower than
England
School
15.06%
Tonbridge and Malling
15.90%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.81 pts
lower than
England
School
1.00%
Tonbridge and Malling
1.60%
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
91.3%
1.0 pts
below England
Tonbridge Grammar School
91.3%
Tonbridge and Malling
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.