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.
History
The school was established in 1905.[1]
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 K Marchant.
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 6 forms per year named 'T', 'W', 'S', 'G' 'Y' and 'B', and each class has around 30 pupils.
Notable former pupils
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- 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
- Tonbridge Grammar School
- Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School
- The Skinners' School
- The Judd School
- Weald of Kent Grammar School
- The Skinners’ Kent Academy