Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolHillview School for Girls

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tonbridge.

Summary of the comparison

Weald of Kent Grammar School and Hillview School for Girls are secondary schools in Tonbridge.

  • Weald of Kent Grammar School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Hillview School for Girls scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Weald of Kent Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Weald of Kent Grammar School was judged the expected standard and Hillview School for Girls was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 70.0 for Weald of Kent Grammar School and 48.0 for Hillview School for Girls.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Weald of Kent Grammar School (73.4 in 2021-22, 70.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Hillview School for Girls (46.7 in 2021-22, 48.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Weald of Kent Grammar School versus Hillview School for Girls compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TonbridgeWeald of Kent Grammar SchoolTonbridgeHillview School for GirlsEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking14th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure36th of 102 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Girls
Pupils on roll1,902 1,544
Capacity2,475 1,340
LocationTonbridge, TN9 2JP Tonbridge, TN9 2HE
GCSE results
Attainment 870.0 Stronger figure48.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths94.5% Stronger figure51.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths98.6% Stronger figure73.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc85.2% Stronger figure8.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score6.65 Stronger figure3.01 4.09
Cohort290 225
A-level results
A-level entries214 164
A-level average points40.1 Stronger figure34.7 35.0
A-level average gradeB C+
Best 3 A-levels points39.9 Stronger figure34.5 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects19.6% Stronger figure0.9% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,902 1,544
Free school meals (ever 6)4.0% 16.8%
English as an additional language7.1% 6.5%
SEN support1.6% 14.3%
SEN with an EHC plan0.4% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% Stronger figure9.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence20.7% Stronger figure27.7% 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

A-level average points

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.

Weald of Kent Grammar School

Hillview School for Girls

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