Tonbridge Grammar School
| Motto | Courage and Honour |
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| Established | 1905 |
| Type | [[[Grammar school]] Academy |
| Headteacher | Rosemary Joyce |
| Specialism | Maths & Computing and Languages |
| Location | Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JR England |
| Local authority | Kent |
| DfE URN | 118915 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | c. 80 (teaching) |
| Students | 1074 |
| Gender | Girls Coeducational Sixth form |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Arnold Fayerman Hiscock (Carey) Mitchener Taylor |
| Colours | Green, blue and red |
| Publication | Toggle Magazine |
| Website | Tonbridge Grammar School Official Website |
Coordinates: 51°11′05″N 0°16′28″E / 51.1846°N 0.2745°E
Tonbridge Grammar School is a state school in Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom. There are approximately 1050 students ranging from 11 to 18 years. It was previously known as Tonbridge Grammar School for Girls but with the introduction of boys in the sixth form in 2002, the school changed its name. The school motto is "Courage and Honour".
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[edit] History
Tonbridge Grammar School for Girls began in 1905 with just 13 girls as pupils on the top floor of Tonbridge Library. The headmistress and only teacher was Miss Taylor.[1] The school moved to its current site in Deakin Leas in 1913, after Tonbridge Library became too small to accommodate the growing numbers.[citation needed]
[edit] Academic performance
The school has achieved high results in both A-Level and GCSE exams, ranking usually within the top state schools in the county. The local boys equivalent school, The Judd School similarly achieves good A-Level and GCSE results, making the pair the most high-achieving schools in north-west Kent. TGS has the Maths & Computing Specialist Status and Languages Specialist Status, as well as being a Leading Edge School. TGS also has local rivalry with fellow girl's grammar, Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School (TWGGS). The two schools compete officially and unofficially in sports and academic achievements alike.
As of 2012, the school will be adopting an exclusively International Baccalaureate Diploma curriculum for Sixth Form students with effect from September 2012.[2]
[edit] Notable former pupils
- Priscilla Baines CB
- Caroline Bowdler (née Darling), Regional Director of the Government Office for the East of England from 2002-6
- Amanda Evans, Editor of Homes & Gardens magazine from 1986–96
- Sharon Grant (née Lawrence), Chairman of the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health since 2003, and former wife of the Labour MP Bernie Grant
- Margaret Sharp, Baroness Sharp of Guildford (née Hailstone), former SDP politician
- Lynn Wallis, Artistic Director of the Royal Academy of Dance since 1994
- Barbara "Babs" Lord from Pan's People
- Angie Sage, Author of the Septimus Heap Series
- Rebecca Stephens, MBE, The first British woman to climb Everest and the Seven Summits 3
[edit] See also
[edit] References
3. http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Climber-retell-stories/story-12018853-detail/story.html
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