- Grammar school for boys
- Kent 11+
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys: 11+ entry
St John's Rd, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XB (Tunbridge Wells campus); Sevenoaks campus also
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
Opens a short explanationqualifying 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), checkedYear 7 places
300
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished 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: Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, checkedOpens a short explanationfurthest distance offeredHow far from the school the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, in one year. It changes every year with the number of children who apply, so it is history, not a promise.
4.49miles
2026 entry, on National Offer Day
Checked, source: Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, checked
Your next deadlines
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon 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.
in 13 days
Coming up: Appeal deadline
in 25 weeks
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys 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.
Distance from home to school, in miles
- National Offer Day
- Final, after the waiting list
Sevenoaks campus
- 2027 entryNot known yetOffers are made on Monday 1 March 2027
- 2026 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 4.49 miles away. Final figure, after the waiting list: 8.69 miles.
- 2025 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 4.54 miles away. Final figure, after the waiting list: 11.01 miles.
- 2024 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 3.2 miles away. Final figure, after the waiting list: 9.597 miles.
- 2023 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 4.45 miles away. Final figure, after the waiting list: 9.37 miles.
- 2022 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 2.54 miles away. Final figure, after the waiting list: 10.72 miles.
Tunbridge Wells campus
- 2026 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 14.78 miles away. Final figure, after the waiting list: 17.51 miles.
- 2025 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 18.62 miles away. Final figure, after the waiting list: 18.94 miles.
- 2024 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 17.27 miles away. Final figure, after the waiting list: 23.21 miles.
- 2023 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 24.65 miles away.
- 2022 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 20.61 miles away. Final figure, after the waiting list: 36.43 miles.
We have not checked how this school measures distance yet. Councils usually measure from your exact address.
Source: Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, checkedWhat the words mean
- National Offer Day:
- the first offers, made on 1 March (or the next working day).
- Final:
- how far offers had reached later, after places were offered from the waiting list.
- Admission rule:
- schools give places rule by rule, in order. The distance is only how far the last rule reached.
- N/A or “All offered”:
- no distance was needed to decide places under that rule, for example because everyone who applied under it got a place.
- No figure published:
- nobody published a figure for that year, or we have not checked one yet. We never fill a gap with a guess.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys 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.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 297First-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,8864045,z,4,Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys,300,300,139,90,69,1179,297,300,385,2.1366906474820144,0.99,294,5,Community school,No religious character,5.4,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001555,Tunbridge Wells,118790,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 1,179All 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,8864045,z,4,Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys,300,300,139,90,69,1179,297,300,385,2.1366906474820144,0.99,294,5,Community school,No religious character,5.4,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001555,Tunbridge Wells,118790,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 300Places 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,8864045,z,4,Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys,300,300,139,90,69,1179,297,300,385,2.1366906474820144,0.99,294,5,Community school,No religious character,5.4,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001555,Tunbridge Wells,118790,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 3.9Applicants 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,8864045,z,4,Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys,300,300,139,90,69,1179,297,300,385,2.1366906474820144,0.99,294,5,Community school,No religious character,5.4,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001555,Tunbridge Wells,118790,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
Past figures for TWGSB, as published by the school or the council (a guide, not a promise):
At a glance
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys.The source says:
If you wish your son to be considered for a place at TWGSB
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- Year 7 places
- 300Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys.The source says:
Our published admission number (PAN) is 300 – this comprises 210 places at the Tunbridge Wells campus and 90 at Sevenoaks.
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.
- Opens a short explanationcatchmentAn 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.
- Within 3 miles of the school
- Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
- Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
- Yes, see the admission rules
- An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
- School type
- Community schoolSchool typeChecked 12 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Get Information about Schools).The source says:
118790,"886","Kent","4045","Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys","01","Community school"
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.
Kent County Council (hosted by school)
5 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Done: School place applications open (CAF)
Source: Borden Grammar School, checkedDone: Test day
Done: Results
Coming up: National Offer Day
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked
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
7 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription 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
Students with an Education, Health and Care Plan ()Opens a short explanationEHCPEducation, Health and Care PlanA legal document, written by the council, for a child who needs more support than a school can usually give. If a plan names a school, that school must admit the child.
The policy's own words
1. Students with an EHCP
- 2
Looked-after and previously looked-after children
The policy's own words
2. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children
- 3
Sibling at the school when the new Year 7 starts
The policy's own words
3. Current Family Association
- 4
Health and special access reasons
The policy's own words
4. Health and Special Access Reasons
- 5
Living within three miles of the school
The policy's own words
5. Children who live within a three-mile radius of the school
- 6
Living in the named parishes
The policy's own words
6. Children who live in the named parishes below*
- 7
Distance for everyone else
The policy's own words
7. Nearness of all other children's homes to school
Source: Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, checked
- Supplementary form
- SIF only for pupil premium, with evidence, to the school by 31 OctoberSource: Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, checked
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 TWGSB's arrangements: determinedTunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys.The source says: Determined Oversubscription Criteria for Entry into Year 7 for TWGSB
View the official source.
Oversubscription rules, in order: (1) Students with an EHCP. (2) Looked-after and previously looked-after children. (3) Sibling at the school when the new Year 7 starts. (4) Health and special access reasons. (5) Living within three miles of the school. (6) Living in the named parishes. (7) Distance for everyone else.Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys.The source says: Places are allocated to grammar-assessed students in the following priority order:
View the official source
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Catchment or priority area | No catchment as such: priority to homes within three miles, then named parishes (Sevenoaks and Tonbridge area villages), then distanceTunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys.The source says: 5. Children who live within a three-mile radius of the schoolView the official source |
| Radius (miles) | 3Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys: Radius miles (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys.The source says: 5. Children who live within a three-mile radius of the schoolView the official source |
| Sibling priority | YesTunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys.The source says: 3. Current Family Association, i.e. a sibling already attending TWGSB when the new Year 7 startsView the official source |
| Supplementary form | SIF only for pupil premium, with evidence, to the school by 31 OctoberTunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys.The source says: Please ensure the form and evidence (a letter from his current school or council) is sent directly to TWGSB by 31st October.View the official source |
2028 entry: Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: No 2028-entry arrangements published on the school site.
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
TWGSB considers children assessed as suitable for grammar school in the Kent Test (how it works).
Open days
Next: Open morning, Tunbridge Wells campus, Tue 20 Oct 2026
Done: Open morning, Tunbridge Wells campus (passed)
from 08:50
Coming up: Open morning, Tunbridge Wells campus
from 08:50
Coming up: Open morning, Sevenoaks campus
from 08:50
Coming up: Open evening, Tunbridge Wells campus (for 2028 entry families)
16:00-19:00
Source: Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- Kent County Council (KCC) admissions team (independent of the school)Source: Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, checked
General information, not legal advice.
You can appeal for a place at TWGSB 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 September
View the official source to be heard before September.
Who arranges appeals: KCC admissions team (independent of the school)Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys: Arranged by (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys.The source says: School appeals are co-ordinated by the admissions team at KCC and are completely independent of TWGSB.
View the official source
Keep a realistic second choice. See the Kent Test 11+ guide.
What is different about TWGSB
- Where you live. No catchment as such: priority to homes within three miles, then named parishes (Sevenoaks and Tonbridge area villages), then distanceTunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys.The source says:
5. Children who live within a three-mile radius of the school
View the official source - Score does not matter once grammar-assessed: priority goes to siblings, then homes within three miles, then named parishes, then distance.
- Publishes furthest distances offered for each campus, at Offer Day and at the start of term.
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
–
No distance published
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Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
No distance published
–
Cranbrook SchoolBoys and girls
Lowest score offered: 349 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
349
Dane Court Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
–
No distance published
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Dartford Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
Dover Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
–
Dover Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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No distance published
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No distance published
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No distance published
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No distance published
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Offers reached 9.8 miles2026 entry
Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
No distance published
–
Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, FavershamBoys and girls
No distance published
–
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
–
Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
–
The Folkestone School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
No distance published
–
Lowest score offered: 389 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
389
The Norton Knatchbull SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
Offers reached 11 miles2025 entry
Lowest score offered: 378 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
378
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
Offers reached 1.961 miles2026 entry
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysBoys(this school)
Offers reached 14.78 miles2026 entry
Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
Wilmington Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
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Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
Source: Maidstone Grammar School, checked 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
7 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
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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