EDUCATION
TONBRIDGE NAMED AMONG NATION ’ S BEST SCHOOLS IN PRESTIGIOUS SUNDAY TIMES GUIDE
TONBRIDGE HAS CONSOLIDATED ITS POSITION AS ONE OF THE COUNTRY ’ S LEADING SCHOOLS FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE LATEST SUNDAY TIMES ’ PARENT POWER SCHOOLS GUIDE . TONBRIDGE IS RANKED AS THE SIXTH BEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL NATIONALLY , A POSITION WHICH ALSO MEANS IT IS THE HIGHEST PLACED BOARDING SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY .
The Parent Power Schools Guide 2024 ranks the school in fifth place in the national A-level rankings ( based on 2023 results ), making it the top performing boys ’ school in this table . Tonbridge is ranked joint 13th nationally for its GCSE performance in 2023 . In the regional ( South East ) Sunday Times ’ rankings , Tonbridge is now in second place overall and is the highest ranked boys ’ school .
The 31st edition of the influential Parent Power Schools Guide identifies the UK ’ s highest-achieving schools in both the independent and state sectors . James Priory , Tonbridge ’ s headmaster , said : “ We are delighted to once more be placed among the very best schools in the country . However , while our Parent Power position is something for all at Tonbridge to be proud of , I believe that what counts most is the outstanding , all-round education we provide , which extends boys ’ learning experiences far beyond the classroom . ” Parent Power also includes details of the wider education on offer , marking out schools in terms of co-curricular activities , standards of pastoral care and wellbeing , commitment to bursaries and even quality of food .
The Sunday Times reports on Tonbridge : “ In modern languages , for example , boys have performed French drama , received awards , and won a national debating contest in Spanish . Pupils are also involved with the Combined Cadet Force and join clubs covering interests from conservation to rocketry and robotics . Outreach activities include the weekly Community Action programme , in which 120 boys volunteer in other schools .”
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TO ROCKETS
From rocketry to bee-keeping and dozens of activities in between , every boy at Tonbridge can discover something that fires his interest beyond the classroom . In this way , not only are enthusiasms formed that can , and often do , last a lifetime , but the impetus to try something new is created , perhaps even something that demands the all-important step out of a comfort zone . That is a wonderful preparation for life after school .
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Ranked 6th best independent senior school plus top for boarding nationally , and best boys ’ school in the south-east . Sunday Times Parent Power Schools Guide 2024
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