Grammar school for girls
Kent 11+

Tonbridge Grammar School: 11+ entry

Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2JR

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

qualifying scoreThe score a child must reach to be considered for a grammar school place in that area. Reaching it is not an offer of a place: places then follow each school’s admission rules.
332or more
Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE), 2026 entry (the latest published)
Checked, source: Kent County Council (hosted by school), checked 9 Oct 2026
Year 7 places
180
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()PANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Tonbridge Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Lowest score offered
378
2026 entry, Area places, national offer day
Checked, source: Tonbridge Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026

Your next deadlines

Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()CAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
Mon 2 Nov 2026in 13 days
Coming up: Appeal deadline
Tue 13 Apr 2027in 25 weeks

How far offers reached

In short

Tonbridge Grammar School is a selective school for girlsTonbridge Grammar School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: places will be offered only where a girl has been given a selective assessmentView the official source, at Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2JRTonbridge Grammar School: AddressChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: Tonbridge Grammar School, Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2JRView the official source. Children become eligible through the Kent Test. It plans 180Tonbridge Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: The Published Admission Number (PAN) is 180.View the official source Year 7 places for September 2027. Some places are ranked by test score. Pupil premium priority: 15 places for grammar-assessed pupil premium girls whose scores are below the Area-list cut-off, allocated by distanceTonbridge Grammar School: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: 3. Pupil Premium places (15 places)View the official source. Kent Test results for 2027 entry arrive on Thursday 15 October 2026 (by email, after 4pm)Kent 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kent County Council (hosted by school).The source says: Thursday 15 October 2026 Kent Test Decisions emails are sent after 4pm to the email address used to register the child.View the official source.

Year 5 now? Dates for 2028 entry are not published yet. 2028 dates

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Tonbridge Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

A score of 332 or more in the Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE) means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

CheckedDepartment for Education (GOV.UK)9 Oct 2026

No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Tonbridge Grammar School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Lowest score offered a place

Scores are on the aggregate score scale.

Area places

2026 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 378. After reallocation: 377. Final, after the waiting list: 376.
2025 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 368. After reallocation: 366. Final, after the waiting list: 365.
2024 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 375. After reallocation: 373. Final, after the waiting list: 373.
2023 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 378. After reallocation: 375. Final, after the waiting list: 377.
2022 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 384. After reallocation: 379. Final, after the waiting list: 378.

Trustee places

2026 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 400. After reallocation: 397. Final, after the waiting list: 397.
2025 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 395. After reallocation: 389. Final, after the waiting list: 388.
2024 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 396. After reallocation: 414.
2023 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 393. After reallocation: 392. Final, after the waiting list: 383.
2022 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 398. After reallocation: 399. Final, after the waiting list: 394.

Source: Tonbridge Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Tonbridge Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Tonbridge Grammar School, September 2026 entry
Figure	Department for Education
First-preference applications	353First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8865443,z,4,Tonbridge Grammar School,180,180,172,6,2,975,353,295,183,2.052325581395349,1.961111111111111,371,27,Academy converter,No religious character,2,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001549,Tonbridge,136417,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)	975All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8865443,z,4,Tonbridge Grammar School,180,180,172,6,2,975,353,295,183,2.052325581395349,1.961111111111111,371,27,Academy converter,No religious character,2,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001549,Tonbridge,136417,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day	180Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8865443,z,4,Tonbridge Grammar School,180,180,172,6,2,975,353,295,183,2.052325581395349,1.961111111111111,371,27,Academy converter,No religious character,2,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001549,Tonbridge,136417,7View the official source
Applicants per place	5.4Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8865443,z,4,Tonbridge Grammar School,180,180,172,6,2,975,353,295,183,2.052325581395349,1.961111111111111,371,27,Academy converter,No religious character,2,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001549,Tonbridge,136417,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked 16 Oct 2026

About these figures

Past figures for TGS, as published by the school or the council (a guide, not a promise):

At a glance

Tonbridge Grammar School in brief

All facts checked 12 Oct 2026tap a value for its source

Pupils: girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: places will be offered only where a girl has been given a selective assessmentView the official source; Who the school admits.
Year 7 places: 180Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: The Published Admission Number (PAN) is 180.View the official source2027 entry; The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test: Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE); The test children sit to be considered.
admission authorityThe organisation that sets a school’s admission rules and decides who is offered a place. For academies and most grammar schools, this is the school’s trust or governing board. For community schools, it is the council.: Academy Trust Board (Trustees)Admission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: Admission Policy 2027-28 Approved: 28 January 2026 Academy Trust BoardView the official source; Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
catchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.: named-districts; Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF): Yes, for this school; An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
School type: Academy converterSchool typeChecked 12 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Get Information about Schools).The source says: 136417,"886","Kent","5443","Tonbridge Grammar School","34","Academy converter"View the official source; How the school is run and funded.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

All dates checked 9 Oct 2026Kent County Council (hosted by school)

5 earlier steps, all doneShow

Done: Test registration opens
Mon 1 Jun 2026
Done: Test registration closes
Wed 1 Jul 2026
Done: School place applications open (CAF)
Tue 1 Sept 2026
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Done: Test day
Thu 10 Sept 2026
Done: Results
Thu 15 Oct 2026

Next: School place applications close (CAF)
Mon 2 Nov 2026in 13 days
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Coming up: National Offer Day
Mon 1 Mar 2027
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Coming up: Appeal deadline
Tue 13 Apr 2027in 25 weeks
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.

Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: National Offer Day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

How places are given

3 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Tonbridge Grammar School gives places using these rules (its oversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).

1
Looked-after and previously looked-after girls with a selective assessment
The policy's own words
1. Looked after children (LAC) and all previously looked after children (IAPLAC)
2
Area places (up to 135, local council areas) and Trustee places (30, elsewhere), each ranked by Kent Test score
The policy's own words
2. Rank score as follows: | Area places (up to 135 places) | Trustee places (30 places)
3
15 pupil premium places for grammar-assessed girls below the Area cut-off, by distance
The policy's own words
3. Pupil Premium places (15 places)

Source: Tonbridge Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026

Brothers and sisters: No priority for brothers and sisters.Source: Tonbridge Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Supplementary form: Only families applying for a pupil premium place need the school's supplementary form; return it to the school by 31 October.Source: Tonbridge Grammar School, checked 12 Oct 2026
Waiting list: Kept in oversubscription order and re-ranked as applicants are added, until 31 December 2027Source: Tonbridge Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026

The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.

More detail from our guide

2027 entry. Status of TGS's arrangements: determinedTonbridge Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: Admission Policy 2027-28 Approved: 28 January 2026 Academy Trust BoardView the official source.

Oversubscription rules, in order: (1) Looked-after and previously looked-after girls with a selective assessment. (2) Area places (up to 135, local council areas) and Trustee places (30, elsewhere), each ranked by Kent Test score. (3) 15 pupil premium places for grammar-assessed girls below the Area cut-off, by distance.Tonbridge Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: Oversubscription Criteria 1.View the official source

Rule	Detail
Catchment or priority area	Area places for girls living in (and paying council tax to) Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells or Sevenoaks council areas; Trustee places for girls living elsewhereTonbridge Grammar School: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: resident in any of the following three \| resident outside any of the following \|View the official source
How distance is measured	straight-lineTonbridge Grammar School: Method (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address pointView the official source
Tie-break	drawing lots supervised by an independent personTonbridge Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: then a random selection will determine the place by drawing lots supervised by an independent personView the official source
Sibling priority	NoTonbridge Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: Rank score as follows:View the official source
Children of staff	NoTonbridge Grammar School: Staff children priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: Rank score as follows:View the official source
Pupil premium (qualified children)	15 places for grammar-assessed pupil premium girls whose scores are below the Area-list cut-off, allocated by distanceTonbridge Grammar School: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: 3. Pupil Premium places (15 places)View the official source
Waiting list	Kept in oversubscription order and re-ranked as applicants are added, until 31 December 2027Tonbridge Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: A waiting list will be maintained in the order of the oversubscription criteria, and re-ranked each st time an applicant is added, until 31 December 2027.View the official source

2028 entry: Tonbridge Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Tonbridge Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Consultation – September 2027 Admissions Period of consultation: 16 December 2025 to 27 January 2026 (now completed)View the official source.

The test

Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE)

Test: Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE)
Test date, 2027 entry: Thursday 10 September 2026

TGS considers children assessed as suitable for grammar school in the Kent Test (how it works).

How the Kent test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

Done: Open morning (Year 6 families) (passed)
Thu 8 Oct 20269.30am-12.30pm
Done: Open morning (Year 6 families) (passed)
Tue 13 Oct 20269.30am-12.30pm

Source: Tonbridge Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

General information, not legal advice.

You can appeal for a place at TGS if you named it on your application. Kent appeals for 2027 entry: lodge by 13 April 2027Kent 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: Tuesday 13 April 2027 Appeals need to be lodged by this date to be heard before SeptemberView the official source to be heard before September.

Keep a realistic second choice. See the Kent Test 11+ guide.

What is different about TGS

Score matters here. 135 Area places and 30 Trustee places ranked by Kent Test score (ties by distance); 15 pupil premium places by distanceTonbridge Grammar School: Used (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: 6. We will offer 135 places to Area children. These will be allocated by listing children in order of the highest score firstView the official source
Pupil premium priority. 15 places for grammar-assessed pupil premium girls whose scores are below the Area-list cut-off, allocated by distanceTonbridge Grammar School: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: 3. Pupil Premium places (15 places)View the official source
Where you live. Area places for girls living in (and paying council tax to) Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells or Sevenoaks council areas; Trustee places for girls living elsewhereTonbridge Grammar School: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tonbridge Grammar School.The source says: resident in any of the following three | resident outside any of the following |View the official source
No sibling rule. Having a brother or sister at the school does not give extra priority.

Other Kent schools

How far offers reached at all 32 schools on the same test

Listed A to Z. Each school has its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.

Listed A to Z by school name.

Barton Court Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Borden Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
150 places, 2027 entry
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Cranbrook SchoolBoys and girls
Lowest score offered: 349 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
349
90 places, 2027 entry
Dane Court Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Dartford Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Dartford Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Dover Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Dover Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Gravesend Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
210 places, 2027 entry
Highsted Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
150 places, 2027 entry
Highworth Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Invicta Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Maidstone Grammar SchoolBoys
Offers reached 9.8 miles2026 entry
Criterion 2: listed-parish boys with a Kent Test combined score of 360 or more
Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
210 places, 2027 entry
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
160 places, 2027 entry
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, FavershamBoys and girls
No distance published
–
180 places, 2027 entry
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
–
150 places, 2027 entry
Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
–
150 places, 2027 entry
The Folkestone School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
180 places, 2027 entry
The Harvey Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
150 places, 2027 entry
The Judd School
Lowest score offered: 389 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
389
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
The Norton Knatchbull SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
210 places, 2027 entry
The Skinners' SchoolBoys
Offers reached 11 miles2025 entry
West Kent area
Tonbridge Grammar SchoolGirls(this school)
Lowest score offered: 378 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
378
180 places, 2027 entry
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
Offers reached 1.961 miles2026 entry
Criteria 1 to 7 · 174 places
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysBoys
Offers reached 14.78 miles2026 entry
Tunbridge Wells campus · 300 places
Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
270 places, 2027 entry
Wilmington Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)

Source: Maidstone Grammar School, checked 12 Oct 2026 Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.

Official documents and sources

6 sources, each kept as an archived copy

Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 11 Oct 2026
Tonbridge Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
Tonbridge Grammar School
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Tonbridge Grammar School
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Tonbridge Grammar School
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