Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
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| Motto |
Faber est quisque suæ fortunæ ("Every man is the maker of his own fortune") |
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| Established | 1956 |
| Type | Grammar school |
| Acting Headmaster | Simon Marsh |
| Chair of Governors | Dr Philip Drew |
| Location |
St John's Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9XB England  51°09′N 0°16′E / 51.15°N 0.26°ECoordinates: 51°09′N 0°16′E / 51.15°N 0.26°E |
| Local authority | Kent |
| DfE number | 886/4045 |
| DfE URN | 118790 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,194 |
| Gender | Boys with Girls in the Sixth Form |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 6 |
| Colours | Maroon and Gold |
| Publication | Eclectics |
| Website | www |
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, also known as Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School, TWGSB or "Tech", is a community grammar school located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.
Founded as a technical school in 1956, TWGSB became a grammar school in 1982. It is a state school, and one of the largest of the remaining grammar schools in England.
The school has over 1,200 pupils ranging from 11 to 18 years of age, and more than 100 staff members. Entrance is selective, with pupils falling within the top thirty per cent band of ability upon entrance. Prospective students are required to take the 11-plus in order to gain a place.
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys has a mixed sixth form. A minimum of eight grade B GCSEs is required and although priority for places is given to TWGSB students, the school welcomes applications from both boys and girls from other schools.
Headteacher, John Harrison retired in December 2016 after 10 years at the helm. Simon Marsh is acting headteacher. He has taught in a range of schools including seven years at Medina High School in the Isle of Wight, the Judd School, and Hayesbrook School as Head of Science. He joined TWGSB in 1997 to run the much larger Science Department here and became a Deputy Headteacher three years ago.
The school is recruiting for a permanent headteacher to start in September 2017.
The school offers a broad range of subjects right through to A2-level. Seventy five to eighty five per cent of pupils remain at the school and study A-levels after taking GCSEs.
TWGSB became a Humanities College in September 2007. This meant that the school received additional funding from central government for three different areas:
Following their inspection on 30 April – 1 May 2008, Ofsted rated the school's overall effectiveness as Good, Grade 2 on a four-point scale. The effectiveness of the sixth form was also rated as Good. In their report Ofsted said "This is a good and improving school; it is well led and provides students with good standards of education, guidance and care.... Students make good progress from their starting points to achieve high standards. ... Teaching is good overall and sometimes outstanding... but there is more work to do in developing a common approach so that best practice is shared in a systematic way... an effective and hard-working senior leadership team.... There is variation in the quality of leadership at some levels; this is evident in the unevenness of students' performance across subjects, particularly at Key Stage 4 and in the sixth form."
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