Overall Oxbridge
#258
6 ranked schools · +656 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
191
Offers
65
Offer rate34.0%
+11.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Tonbridge
Granted a strategic crossing of the River Medway by Norman lords in the eleventh century, Tonbridge developed around its motte-and-bailey castle into a market town set across the Medway valley in west Kent. Around 41,000 people live across the borough today.
Tonbridge town centre is widely regarded as one of the most competitive pockets in the borough for school catchments, while Hildenborough, the village to the north, draws families targeting primary places in quieter surroundings. Tonbridge station connects to London Bridge by Southeastern trains in around fifty minutes, with Paddock Wood and Higham Wood extending the residential offer eastward.
24
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schools
9
Secondary
schools
4
Special
schools
of which10sixth forms·3grammar·6faith37 total
Area Performance
Tonbridge schools rank in the top 44% of England
Across 41 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.75/10, +0.30 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
15% Elite
Distribution across all Tonbridge schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Tonbridge vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 44%
Across all ranked Tonbridge schools
Top 44%Primaryavg #6,609 of 14,978
Top 39%Secondaryavg #1,517 of 3,861
Top 47%Sixth formavg #1,199 of 2,554
Primary schools: 22 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.07 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,609
+6 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 44% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
11%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.07 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,609
+6 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 44% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
11%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 9 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.2/10
+0.76 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,517
+11 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 39% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
78%
+22 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
49.0
+9.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.2/10
+0.76 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,517
+11 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 39% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
78%
+22 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
49.0
+9.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 10 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.1/10
+0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,199
+3 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 47% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
31%
+6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
56%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.1/10
+0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,199
+3 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 47% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
31%
+6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
56%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#114
4 ranked schools · +139 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
100
Offers
36
Offer rate36.0%
+20.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#723
6 ranked schools · +50 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
91
Offers
29
Offer rate31.9%
+2.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Tonbridge
Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Tonbridge
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Tonbridge
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