Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolSkinners' Kent Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tunbridge Wells.

Summary of the comparison

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School and Skinners' Kent Academy are secondary schools in Tunbridge Wells.

  • Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Skinners' Kent Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School was judged Outstanding and Skinners' Kent Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 73.4 for Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School and 38.4 for Skinners' Kent Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (75.6 in 2021-22, 73.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Skinners' Kent Academy (44.7 in 2021-22, 38.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School versus Skinners' Kent Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Tunbridge WellsTunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolTunbridge WellsSkinners' Kent AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA85/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking3rd of 102 in Kent Stronger figure48th of 102 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Mixed
Pupils on roll1,095 1,035
Capacity1,119 1,150
LocationTunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY
GCSE results
Attainment 873.4 Stronger figure38.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths97.9% Stronger figure25.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths98.6% Stronger figure50.6% 64.8%
Entering EBacc95.8% Stronger figure87.5% 40.5%
EBacc average point score7.22 Stronger figure3.59 4.09
Cohort144 176
A-level results
A-level entries152 Not reported
A-level average points42.3 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points42.2 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects28.9% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,095 1,035
Free school meals (ever 6)3.5% 31.1%
English as an additional language12.6% 10.8%
SEN support11.7% 24.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.2% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% Stronger figure8.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.6% Stronger figure22.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School

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