Weald of kent grammar school is located in tonbridge tn9, and offers grass pitches, and sports hall. Secondary transfer sundridge and brasted ce primary school. The first new grammar school in 50 years in england could signal the start of allround school selection, giving betteroff pupils an unfair advantage thu 15 oct 2015 05. In a letter to parents this week, weald of kent grammar headteacher. When booking appointments please only book one appointment per subject even if your child has multiple teachers. Justifying the decision, nicky morgan, the then education secretary, insisted the sites would function as one school, including a crosssite curriculum that would bring pupils together at least once a week. None of the following takes into account the unknown consequences for school admissions of coronavirus. The school holds specialisms in languages and science. It follows the governments decision last week to give the goahead to plans by weald of kent grammar school, tonbridge, for a 450pupil annexe seven miles away in sevenoaks the first. First new grammar school in 50 years opens in kent bbc. Welcome to the weald of kent grammar school parents evening booking system. The school has considerably more female than male students, with 96.
Weald of kent already gets a lot of girls from sevenoaks. Weald of kent grammar school news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2018. Students attainment on entry is well above average, reflecting the selective nature of the school, although there is a wider range of attainment than is usually found in grammar schools. Mar 06, 2015 according to kent county council, the new building is an annexe of an existing girls grammar school, weald of kent in tonbridge, and therefore legal because grammars are still allowed to expand. Grammar school plan makes kent a national battleground. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. The last thing needed is schools arguing over who gets to run the annexe. Weald of kent grammar schools sevenoaks annexe officially. This is the most visited page on the website, having been visited 354,458 times since it was first published nine years ago, twice as many as the second most popular page, kent secondary school admissions, followed by medway grammar schools and medway secondary schools. Aug 16, 2016 the best secondary schools in kent are revealed by department for education statistics. In october 2015 the weald of kent grammar school was given permission to open a satellite site nine miles away in sevenoaks. Image caption tonbridges weald of kent grammar school is scheduled to open on a site in sevenoaks in 2017. Make sure you know where the kent grammar schools are, and what the admissions criteria are for the school s you are interested in. The 450pupil school will technically be a new annexe of the weald of kent grammar, based in tonbridge.
Parents evening system weald of kent grammar school. Nov 08, 2017 the sevenoaks annexe of the weald of kent grammar school was officially opened on friday november 3 during an event that featured special guests and entertainment by the pupils. Oct 28, 2015 the weald of kent school has set out its plans in expansion proposals. With a higher than average 1189, weald of kent grammar school has a large number of pupils in the uk. Ministers were warned the decision to allow a kent grammar school to build a new.
Jan 11, 2016 image caption tonbridges weald of kent grammar school is scheduled to open on a site in sevenoaks in 2017. If information is incorrect in get information about schools, please report it to the school. The tories shifting grammar school stance will fail poor. It follows the permission given last week by education secretary nicky morgan for a grammar to expand to a new site in sevenoaks. Morgan revealed last week that she would allow the weald of kent girls grammar school in tonbridge to build a new satellite school in sevenoaks, nine miles away. Located in tonbridge, kent, weald of kent grammar school is a selective grammar for girls aged 1118. The school should give it to you if you request it in addition to the information on whether they have passed or not. Pupils at the sevenoaks annexe will attend the tonbridge site at least once a week to attend a whole school assembly and additional lessons. Englands first new grammar school in five decades has opened. Kent learning zone menu term 5 week commencing 21 may 2018. The weald of kent grammar school in tonbridge says it now wants to be the partner school for a new satellite grammar in sevenoaks despite the county council recently revealing that invicta.
Weald of kent grammar school, kent, kent, united kingdom. Pupils caught in middle of drive to expand kents grammar. Plans to build a new grammar school annexe in sevenoaks have taken. Kent grammar schools kent independent education advice.
It is important that schools monitor attendance records closely, to try and reduce persistence absents. Oct 15, 2015 the first new grammar school in 50 years in england could signal the start of allround school selection, giving betteroff pupils an unfair advantage thu 15 oct 2015 05. Secondary schools have been assessed based on their pupils attainment of 5 ac gcses including maths and english. You can search for kent grammar schools with our kent schools search. This is a selective grammar school that takes students from a wide catchment area. Weald of kent grammar school annexe challenge put on hold. According to kent county council, the new building is an annexe of an existing girls grammar school, weald of kent in tonbridge, and therefore legal because grammars are still allowed to. Boys grammar school open events weald of kent grammar school for girls open events. This will be withheld if any relevant person including any guarantorss withdraw from the tenancy, fail a right torent check, provide false or misleading information, or fail to take all reasonable steps to enter into a tenancy.
Following the governments announcement about school closures this week wednesday 18 march 2020, weald of kent grammar school will be closed to all, aside from vulnerable children and the children of key workers, until further notice, from the end of the school day on friday 20 march 2020. Kent grammar decision is a bad day for education, says head of. In october 2015 the conservative government backed kents plan for. As an ex weald girl myself, i have benefitted first hand from the opportunities that a first rate weald education offers. Kent county council lodged plans with ministers to create a sevenoaks annexe of weald of kent grammar school pictured, which is based in tonbridge, eight miles away. Kent schools sportshall athletics competition 25 june 2015 writer of the. Kent grammar school social mobility doubts bbc news. Previously known as tonbridge technical high school for girls, the school was established in its current form in 1982. Athletics kent county runners up football league victory world book day. Grammar school expansion flouted guidelines schools week. Principal of nonselective knole academy fears the new school in. Nicky morgan subverting law by approving grammar school. You can also see how it compares against other schools across england.
On 15 october 2015, nicky morgan, the education secretary, announced that government would give permission for. Wallington county grammar to open new selective school in. Weald of kent grammar school steps in to offer annexe kentonline. Labour mp lucy powell, who was shadow education secretary in october 2015, has vowed to write to gavin williamson, the education secretary.
Information such as headteachers name, school website, address, location on the map, gender, agerange and school type also typically take 1 to 2 months to be updated here after first being updated, by the school, in get information about schools. The school has over 1,000 girls on roll and was rated as outstanding in its 2007 ofsted inspection. Tenant fees from 1st june 2019 holding deposit per tenancy one week s rent. Im surprised, i thought all the west kent grammars had been asked to run the annexe and declined. Tonbridges weald of kent grammar school has built a. First new grammar school in 50 years opens in kent bbc news. Wallington county grammar to open new selective school in croydon. Weald of kent grammar drops pupilsharing on satellite site. Weald of kent grammar school is a selective or grammar school with academy status in tonbridge, kent, england, for girls aged 1118 and boys aged 1618.
Eating their words weald girls win creative book competition. Another grammar school eyes satellite site schools week. It needs to be sorted out sooner rather than later if a sevenoaks grammar will open for 2015. The decision, allowing the weald of kent school in tonbridge to open an annexe. Here weald of kent grammar school, tudeley lane, tonbridge, tn9 2jp, is put into focus to show its scores in relation to other schools in the area. Welcome to the official facebook page for weald of kent grammar school. An annexe of the school is being built in sevenoaks, also in kent. Grammar schools in kent are criticised for having low numbers of pupils from poorer. I am enormously proud to be the headteacher of weald of kent grammar school. Weald of kent grammar school is a selective or grammar school with academy status in. In 2015 government introduced phase two of the priority school building programme, to rebuild or refurbish individual blocks of accommodation at 277 schools using capital grant and are scheduled to hand over by the end of 2023.
It became a 6th form college in the 80s and then combined to form part of harrow college. This article is within the scope of wikiproject kent, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the county of kent in south east england on wikipedia. Weald of kent grammar school kent school information. To meet that requirement, it ran a crosssite curriculum, bringing pupils together at least once a week. Nicky morgans decision to allow a controversial grammar school expansion on a site nine miles away has again been questioned after new claims the school flouted consultation guidelines. Weald of kent grammar school tudeley lane tonbridge kent tn9 2jp.
The weald of kent grammar school was given permission by the government in 2015 to open a satellite nine miles from its main location on the condition it operates as one school. But this is not a fair picture of the aims, achievements or ambitions of. Data is available on pupils attainment, average grades, the quality of the teaching and when the school was last inspected. Appointments can be amended via a link from the email confirmation please ensure your email address is correct. Weald of kent grammar school what score needs to be. Our pupils go on to a broad spectrum of different secondary schools.
The education secretary approved an application in october last year from weald of kent grammar school, in tonbridge, to open an annexe on a site in sevenoaks. One example is the weald of kent grammar school in tonbridge, kent. I understand it is not just that our students are supported to achieve excellent academic results, it is the resilience, strength of character and. Weald of kent grammar school steps in to offer annexe. To do so, we ensure that our curriculum intent and implementation are embedded securely and consistently across the school. At weald of kent, we are committed to deliver a curriculum of consistent exceptional. New kent grammar school in sevenoaks to be approved by. Passing the kent test does not guarantee your child a place in a kent grammar school. First new grammar school in 50 years opens in kent. We have been an ofsted outstanding school since 2007.
Plans to challenge the approval of englands first new grammar school in 50 years. Weald of kent grammar school is a selective or grammar school with academy status in tonbridge, kent, for girls aged 1118 and boys aged 1618. The following factors will be used to decide who gets a place at the school if it is oversubscribed note that the list is not in priority order. Jun 20, 2019 here weald of kent grammar school, tudeley lane, tonbridge, tn9 2jp, is put into focus to show its scores in relation to other schools in the area. In 1998 a ban was placed on the creation of new grammar schools, so if a new grammar school was to be built it would have to be an annexe. These establishments are linked with weald of kent grammar school, urn. The south east schools themed book awards 201516 hillview. Many local schools take part, including the weald of kent grammar school, mascalls, tonbridge grammar school, twggs, skinners kent academy and cranbrook. We organise uk open data by location and signpost the source. St michaels pupils will move onto a range of schools both at ages 11 and at. The data show how pupils in secondary schools performed in their gcses in 2015. An annexe is a school that is under the same name but located elsewhere. These are the 50 best secondary schools in kent according to.
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