Tonbridge School

School Name:	Tonbridge School
Location:	High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1JP, United Kingdom
Founded Year:	1553
Religion:	Church of England
Motto:	Deus Dat Incrementum (God Giveth the Increase)
Type:	Boys
Boarding Age:	11-18
Year Group:	Year 6 - Year 13
No. of Students:	784
No. of Boarders:	447
School Facilities: Include a sports centre and a large climbing wall with many routes at all levels, a swimming pool with extra depth at one end for scuba diving, an exercise gym, a large sports hall with five cricket nets and facilities for badminton and basket ball, and a large multi-purpose room for Judo, other martial arts, table tennis, fencing and the like. The school also has squash courts, fives courts and two rackets courts. There is also a shooting range.
Entry Requirement: Achieve a minimum of 60% of Common Entrance Examination (UK)
Sixth Form Entry Requirement: GCSE - 18 points as a minimum entry requirement, where A* counts as 4 points, A as 3 points, B as 2 points, C as 0 points. Include (i) English Language, (ii) Mathematics and (iii) an A/A* grade in the four subjects to be studied at Advanced level.
Extracurricular Activities: The school has a strong sporting tradition, especially in rugby and cricket, with many other sports played as well.

Address:
High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1JP, United Kingdom

Telephone:
+44 (0) 1732 365555, +44 (0) 1732 304297 (Admissions)

The School

The Good Schools Guide (UK) described the school as academically "Truly excellent," noting that "In 2008, the average GCSE candidate achieved 4A*s and 6As. 87 per cent got all A*/A and 98 per cent got all A*/A/B."
The Tonbridge community has, in addition to boys, three main groups which come together in the Tonbridge Society to support each other and the school.
Tonbridge School has been named the top Oxbridge school in the south-east based on admissions to Oxford and Cambridge over the preceding five years.

Please contact the Admission Offi ce directly by email, by post or visit the School website for latest information.

There are twelve houses at Tonbridge School: seven boarding, and five day houses. Each house has its own house colours.

Core Subjects at GCSE: Classics, Criticial Thinking, Design & Technology, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, History, ICT, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Physical Education, Religion and Theology, Science

Classics, Criticial Thinking, Design & Technology, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, History, nICT, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Physical Education, Religion and Theology, Science

Remark: #Inclusive of tuition fees but exclusive of miscellaneous fees, such as uniform, extracurricular activities