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.
| Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (TWGGS) | |
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Southfield Road , , TN4 9UJ England | |
| Coordinates | 51°08′41″N 0°15′30″E / 51.1448°N 0.2583°E |
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| 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 |
History
editThe school was established in 1905.[1]
About the school
editThe "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
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Stephenson, Kate (12 January 2021). A Cultural History of School Uniform. University of Exeter Press. ISBN 978-1-905816-55-2.
- ^ "Jo Brand Interview".