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Foundation grammar school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (TWGGS)

Address

Southfield Road Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9UJ England
Coordinates	51°08′41″N 0°15′30″E / 51.1448°N 0.2583°E / 51.1448; 0.2583
Information
Type	Foundation grammar school
Motto	“Give your best”
Established	1905
Local authority	Kent
Department for Education URN	118789 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headmistress	Katie Marchant
Gender	Girls
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	approx. 1100
Colour(s)	Navy and Gold and Green and White
Website	http://www.twggs.kent.sch.uk

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.

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
Nazaneen Ghaffar, television weather presenter
Rosalind Maskell, microbiologist
Ellie Miles, rugby player
Virginia Wade, tennis player

References

Stephenson, Kate (12 January 2021). A Cultural History of School Uniform. University of Exeter Press. ISBN 978-1-905816-55-2.
"Jo Brand Interview".

External links

Schools in Kent (including Medway)

Preparatory schools	Dulwich Prep Cranbrook Holmewood House School Marlborough House School New Beacon School Rose Hill School St Michael's Prep School St Ronan's School The Schools at Somerhill Sevenoaks Preparatory School Wellesley House School
Senior schools	Ashford School Beechwood School Benenden School Bethany School CATS College Cobham Hall School Dover College Gad's Hill School Kent College Kent College, Pembury The King's School, Canterbury King's School, Rochester Radnor House Sevenoaks School Rochester Independent College Sackville School St Edmund's School Canterbury St Lawrence College Sevenoaks School Sutton Valence School Tonbridge School Walthamstow Hall
Special schools	Caldecott Foundation School West Heath School

Defunct schools

v t e Royal Tunbridge Wells
Locations within Tunbridge Wells	Hawkenbury High Brooms Langton Green Rusthall The Pantiles
Buildings	High Brooms station High Rocks halt Holy Trinity Church Hungershall Forge Kent and Sussex Hospital King Charles the Martyr Church Royal Victoria Place St Mark's Church St Paul's Church Standings Mill The Opera House Tunbridge Wells station Tunbridge Wells West station
Businesses	BBC South East Freight Transport Association Kent and Sussex Courier Subbuteo
People	List of people from Royal Tunbridge Wells Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells
Religion	List of places of worship
Political	Tunbridge Wells constituency (since 1974) Tunbridge Wells borough (since 1974) Local elections
Schools and colleges	Beechwood Bennett Memorial The Skinners' St Gregory's Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School K College The Skinners' Academy
Sport, leisure and the arts	Assembly Hall Theatre BBC Radio Kent Dunorlan Park High Rocks The Forum Ice Melters Curling Club KMFM West Kent Linden Park Cricket Club Nevill Ground South East Today Spa Valley Railway Trinity Theatre Tunbridge ware Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club Tunbridge Wells Football Club Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon Tunbridge Wells Rugby Club
Twin towns	Wiesbaden
Italics denote places in East Sussex included as they are generally considered part of Tunbridge Wells.

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