Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School vs Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Both are grammar schools in Kent, 19.8 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.
Side by side
| Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School | Wilmington Grammar School for Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary |
| Gender | Girls | Boys |
| Pupils on roll | 1,123 | 1,174 |
| Free school meals | 3.8% | 10.1% |
| Ofsted rating | Outstanding | Good |
| Attainment 8 — 2025/26 | 72.5 | 67.6 |
| 11+ test board | GL Assessment | GL Assessment |
| Admission system | pass/fail then criteria order (score doesn't give priority after passing) | pass/fail then criteria order (score doesn't give priority after passing) |
| Places offered — 202627 | 174 | 180 |
| First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place | 1.31 | 0.99 |
Qualifying scores
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
332 out of 423 (2026 entry)
Aggregate ≥332 with no single paper below 108. County-wide Kent Test threshold: reaching it earns a 'suitable for grammar school' assessment, NOT a place — each school then applies its own oversubscription criteria, and super-selective schools (The Judd School, Skinners', Tonbridge, Dartford) fill in score order well above the threshold.
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
332 out of 423 (2026 entry)
Aggregate ≥332 with no single paper below 108. County-wide Kent Test threshold: reaching it earns a 'suitable for grammar school' assessment, NOT a place — each school then applies its own oversubscription criteria, and super-selective schools (The Judd School, Skinners', Tonbridge, Dartford) fill in score order well above the threshold.
Who gets priority
Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
- Looked after and previously looked after children
- Pupil Premium girls living in the school's area (criterion 6)
- Girls in the school's area with a sister at the school
- Health and special access reasons
- Daughters of permanent staff (0.5 FTE+) with two years' service
- Girls living within 4 miles of the school or in the named parishes (including Bidborough, Brenchley & Matfield, Capel, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and others)
Source: school admissions policy.
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
- Looked after and previously looked after children
- A sibling at the school or at Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
- Children of staff
- Boys living within 1.5 miles or in the listed parishes
- Boys living in the named parishes and wards (Pupil Premium boys first)
- Other Pupil Premium boys living within 3 miles
Source: school admissions policy.
Choosing between them
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School is a girls school and Wilmington Grammar School for Boys is a boys school, so for many families the starting point is which one can admit their child. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.
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