Tunbridge Wells High School
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Tunbridge Wells High School (TWHS), was an English co-educational Community
state secondary school
in Tunbridge Wells
, Kent
, serving a catchment area
centred on the town. The school was closed in September 2009 and immediately re-opened on the same site as Skinners' Kent Academy under the government's secondary school academies programme.
In the five years before the school was closed, Tunbridge Wells High School was consistently ranked in the top 5% nationally and was the top secondary school in West Kent based on CVA
scores.
of Tunbridge Wells
that did not impose any entry criteria other than the child living within a reasonable travelling distance to the school.
The three local grammar schools
select their Year 7 intake according to the child's academic achievement or aptitude as measured in the "eleven plus" examination. In the case of the two other local secondary schools: Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
requires to provide evidence that their family regularly participates in an act of collective Anglican worship and St. Gregory's Catholic School
selects its pupil intake mainly from nearby Catholic feeder primary schools.
Community school
The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a...
state secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-east of central London by road, by rail. The town is close to the border of the county of East Sussex...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, serving a catchment area
Catchment area (human geography)
In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school...
centred on the town. The school was closed in September 2009 and immediately re-opened on the same site as Skinners' Kent Academy under the government's secondary school academies programme.
In the five years before the school was closed, Tunbridge Wells High School was consistently ranked in the top 5% nationally and was the top secondary school in West Kent based on CVA
Contextual value added
Contextual value added is a statistic used by the government of the United Kingdom to assess the performance of schools.The statistic is intended to show the progress children have made whilst attending a particular school...
scores.
Non-Selective Entry Criteria
Like its successor school, Tunbridge Wells High School was the only one of the five secondary schools in the boroughBorough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
of Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-east of central London by road, by rail. The town is close to the border of the county of East Sussex...
that did not impose any entry criteria other than the child living within a reasonable travelling distance to the school.
The three local grammar schools
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
select their Year 7 intake according to the child's academic achievement or aptitude as measured in the "eleven plus" examination. In the case of the two other local secondary schools: Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
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requires to provide evidence that their family regularly participates in an act of collective Anglican worship and St. Gregory's Catholic School
St. Gregory's Catholic School
St. Gregory's Catholic School is a comprehensive school in the town Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. Founded in 1966, it is now a specialist school in Mathematics and Computing....
selects its pupil intake mainly from nearby Catholic feeder primary schools.
See also
- Bennett Memorial Diocesan SchoolBennett Memorial Diocesan School| chair_label =| chair =| founder = Lady Elena Bennett| founder_pl =| specialist = | specialist_pl =| street = Culverden Down| city = Tunbridge Wells| county = Kent| country = England| postcode = TN4 9SH...
- St Gregory's Catholic Comprehensive SchoolSt Gregory's Catholic Comprehensive SchoolSt Gregory's Catholic Comprehensive Schoolis a Catholic comprehensive school in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The school was founded in 1966.-School aims:...
- Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School
- The Skinners' SchoolThe Skinners' SchoolThe Skinners' School , is a British grammar school for boys located in the town of Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent...
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolTunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolTunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School , established in 1905, is an all female selective state school in Royal Tunbridge Wells, a town in Kent, England...
- Mascalls School, Paddock WoodPaddock WoodPaddock Wood is a small town and civil parish in the Borough of Tunbridge Wells and county of Kent in England, about southwest of Maidstone. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 8,263, and is the centre for hop growing in Kent.-History:...