Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School

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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (TWGGS), established in 1905, is an all-female selective school in Royal Tunbridge Wells, a town in Kent, England.

History

The school was established in 1905.^[1]

About the school

The "eleven plus" examination represents the main entrance criterion, along with residence within the catchment area (1.6 miles as of 2015) A small number of spaces are reserved for students outside the catchment area, which are called governess places. These are generally only given to students with high marks in the 11+. The current head mistress is Mrs Linda Wybar.

The school is a specialist school in Music with English. The school has taken part in many sporting events such as football, curling, hockey, netball and dance. There are 5 forms per year named 'T', 'W', 'I', 'G' and 'S', and each class has around 30 pupils.

Notable former pupils

• Ellie Beaven, actress
• Jo Brand, stand-up comedian^[2]
• Nazaneen Ghaffar, television weather presenter
• Rosalind Maskell, microbiologist
• Ellie Miles, rugby player
• Virginia Wade, tennis player

See also

• Tonbridge Grammar School
• Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School
• The Skinners' School
• The Judd School
• Weald of Kent Grammar School
• The Skinners’ Kent Academy

References

External links

• Official website
• Ofsted Site
• Results of Latest Ofsted Inspection^{[permanent dead link]}
• Key Stage 3 Achievement and Attainment Tables 2006^{[permanent dead link]}
• GCSE Achievement and Attainment Tables 2006^{[permanent dead link]}