Tunbridge Grammar School

About Tunbridge Grammar School

Tonbridge School is an independent day and boarding school for boys in Tonbridge, Kent, England, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde (sometimes spelled Judd). It is a member of the Eton Group, and has close links with the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of the oldest London livery companies. It is a public school in the British sense of the term. There are currently around 800 boys in the school, aged between 13 and 18. The school occupies a site of 150 acres (607, 000 m²) on the edge of Tonbridge, and is largely self-contained, though the boarding and day houses are spread through the town. Since its foundation the school has been rebuilt twice on the original site. For the academic year 2015 /16, Tonbridge charges full boarders up to £12, 096 per term and £9, 072 per term for day pupils, making it the 4th and 6th most expensive HMC boarding and day school respectively. The Headmaster since 2005 is Tim Haynes, previously Headmaster of Monmouth School and Deputy Master at St Paul's School. The school is one of only a very few of the ancient public schools not to have turned co-educational, and there are no plans for this to happen.

Tunbridge Grammar School Description

Tonbridge School is an independent day and boarding school for boys in Tonbridge, Kent, England, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde (sometimes spelled Judd). It is a member of the Eton Group, and has close links with the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of the oldest London livery companies. It is a public school in the British sense of the term. There are currently around 800 boys in the school, aged between 13 and 18. The school occupies a site of 150 acres (607, 000 m²) on the edge of Tonbridge, and is largely self-contained, though the boarding and day houses are spread through the town. Since its foundation the school has been rebuilt twice on the original site. For the academic year 2015 /16, Tonbridge charges full boarders up to £12, 096 per term and £9, 072 per term for day pupils, making it the 4th and 6th most expensive HMC boarding and day school respectively. The Headmaster since 2005 is Tim Haynes, previously Headmaster of Monmouth School and Deputy Master at St Paul's School. The school is one of only a very few of the ancient public schools not to have turned co-educational, and there are no plans for this to happen.