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