Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, Kent · Girls · 11-18
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School — a selective girls' grammar school. Kent Test admissions, the 4-mile-or-parishes priority area, the 17 Governors' places, and the full oversubscription order.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Admissions test | Kent Test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 174 |
| Official website | www.twggs.kent.sch.uk/ |
The entrance test
Every applicant sits the first stage; each step below narrows to the last.
Sit the Kent Test
Reach the selective standard
Ranked by the oversubscription order
Places offered
174 (17 of them Governors' places)
Admits girls on the Kent Test. Of the 174 places, 17 are Governors' places for the highest scorers within the priority area. When oversubscribed, priority runs: looked-after children, Pupil Premium (in the priority area), a sister at the school (and in the priority area), medical or special-access need, daughters of staff, then girls in the named parishes or within 4 miles, then straight-line distance.
How places are decided
Priority order when the school is oversubscribed. The small categories are settled first.
- 1Looked-after & previously looked-after girls
- 2Pupil Premium (living in the priority area)
- 3A sister at the school, and living in the priority area
- 4Medical, health & special access reasons
- 5Daughters of staff
- 6Named parishes or within 4 miles — then straight-line distancemost places
- 7Governors' places (17) — highest scorers in the priority area
Catchment & priority area
Area-based priority
A priority area: girls qualify if they live within 4 miles of the school OR in one of the named parishes across west Kent and the Sevenoaks/Tonbridge area (either is enough). Most of the 174 places are settled by the parish/4-mile and distance tiers once the small priority categories are filled.
Key dates
The same timetable for every Kent grammar school. Confirm the current year with KCC.
1 June – 1 July
Register for the Kent Test with KCC
Early September
Test sat, in Year 6
15 October
Results released
1 March
National offer day
Always verify against the school’s own current admissions policy — criteria, catchment boundaries and places-available can all change between admissions cycles, and Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School’s own website is the authoritative source, not this page.
All Kent grammar schools use the same county-wide test — see the format, timeline and registration process. For the wider picture of grammar schools across England, see UK Grammar Schools: List, Competition & Results.
Common questions about Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
What is the catchment area for Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School?
A priority area covering girls who live within 4 miles of the school or in one of a long list of named west Kent parishes — either qualifies. Check the school's current policy for the full list.
What are Governors' places at Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School?
17 of the 174 places, offered to the highest-scoring girls in the Kent Test who live within the priority area but would not otherwise be offered a place.
How are places decided at Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School?
In order: looked-after children, Pupil Premium (in the priority area), a sister at the school (and in the priority area), medical or special-access need, daughters of staff, girls in the parishes or within 4 miles, then straight-line distance. A sibling only counts if the family lives in the priority area.
How many places does Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School have?
The Published Admission Number for Year 7 is 174, of which 17 are Governors' places.
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