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Tonbridge School
Tonbridge School
Tonbridge School
Tonbridge School
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Tonbridge School
Tonbridge
797 pupils, ages 13-18
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Day and Boarding

Tonbridge School

It is with experience, passion and rigour that we strive to get under the skin of a school and help parents understand why they would send their child there. But at Tonbridge School, we have simply been left wondering ‘why wouldn’t they?’. Academically astounding yet emotionally intelligent, with altruism running through its core, Tonbridge is the heavyweight boxing champion who doesn’t need the shiny gold belt – they just train hard and let their actions do the talking. One of the finest campuses we’ve come across. Stunning Victorian original buildings, ...
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  • Number one in the world: Tonbridge students win the Trinity Maths Competition

    A Tonbridge School team has come ‘Top in the World’ in a global Maths competition.
    Number one in the world: Tonbridge students win the Trinity Maths Competition
  • Chapel Choir performs in prestigious venues on ‘wonderful’ tour to Paris

    Tonbridge School Chapel Choir spent the start of half-term on a tour to Paris. They performed concerts at two of the best-known churches in the centre of the city: St Sulpice and St Etienne-du-Mont, singing an hour-long programme of choral music by composers including Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Guerrero, Parry and Mozart.
    Chapel Choir performs in prestigious venues on ‘wonderful’ tour to Paris
  • Tonbridge boys use Physics skills to win national safe-cracking competition

    A Tonbridge team has won the UK round of the Weizmann Get Cracking competition.
    Tonbridge boys use Physics skills to win national safe-cracking competition
  • From Tonbridge to Oxbridge: Upper Sixth students celebrate their university offers

    Tonbridge students are celebrating receiving Oxbridge offers for the 2022-23 admissions cycle.
    From Tonbridge to Oxbridge: Upper Sixth students celebrate their university offers
  • No debate that Alex and James deserve place at Oxford Schools Finals Day!

    Tonbridge’s Alex Chan and James Tam have made it through to Finals Day in the Oxford Schools debate competition.
    No debate that Alex and James deserve place at Oxford Schools Finals Day!
  • The higher education journey starts here: Tonbridge holds Universities Fair for Lower Sixth

    The higher education journey starts here: Tonbridge holds Universities Fair for Lower Sixth
  • Tonbridge Computer Scientists come top in British Algorithmic Olympiad

    Tonbridge Computer Scientists come top in British Algorithmic Olympiad
  • Tonbridge enters national ‘top ten’ in Sunday Times guide to top-performing schools

    Tonbridge has been named as among the best schools in the country in a new set of league tables published by the Sunday Times.
    Tonbridge enters national ‘top ten’ in Sunday Times guide to top-performing schools
  • ‘A very special achievement’: Symphony Orchestra displays mastery of Mahler

    Tonbridge School’s Symphony Orchestra performed Mahler’s Symphony No.4 in the Chapel of St Augustine on Friday evening (2 December)
    ‘A very special achievement’: Symphony Orchestra displays mastery of Mahler
  • Top in UK, seventh in world: Tonbridge teams excel in international Physics contest

    Top in UK, seventh in world: Tonbridge teams excel in international Physics contest
  • Creating the products of tomorrow: Boys tackle Ledlenser design challenge

    Tonbridge’s Lower Sixth boys have been meeting a product design challenge set by Ledlenser, one of the world’s leading LED lighting companies.
    Creating the products of tomorrow: Boys tackle Ledlenser design challenge
  • The pupils become the teachers: Learning Mentor Programme is making an impact in community

    Tonbridge boys are gaining new perspectives on teaching and learning by taking part in the School’s Learning Mentor Programme.
    The pupils become the teachers: Learning Mentor Programme is making an impact in community
  • Tonbridge School Turns Pink – and raises more than £7,000 for charities

    Tonbridge School turned pinker than ever for its annual event when boys and staff think of those affected by cancers of all kinds.
    Tonbridge School Turns Pink – and raises more than £7,000 for charities
  • “Such creativity and innovation” as House Music showcases boys’ talent to sell-out crowd

    Tonbridge’s annual House Music Competition took to the stage on Friday 14 October, with more than 200 boys demonstrating their talent and versatility before a sell-out audience at the School’s EM Forster Theatre.
    “Such creativity and innovation” as House Music showcases boys’ talent to sell-out crowd
  • Teams race for the trophy in Junior House Engineering Competition

    Second Years put their design skills to the test in the latest Junior House Engineering Competition.
    Teams race for the trophy in Junior House Engineering Competition
  • Tonbridge wins Talk Education Award for Community Engagement

    Tonbridge has been named as a winner in the inaugural Talk Education Awards for Innovation in Education 2022. The School’s award is for Community Engagement and Charity Fundraising.
    Tonbridge wins Talk Education Award for Community Engagement
  • ‘Brilliant results’: Tonbridge boys’ GCSEs among best-ever for School

    Tonbridge’s GCSE and IGSCE results for 2022 are outstanding and among the best-ever for the School. In results made public today (Thursday 25 August), over 57 per cent of grades are at 9, the highest possible grade, and almost 85 per cent are at 9 and 8 (with both grades the equivalent of A*).
    ‘Brilliant results’: Tonbridge boys’ GCSEs among best-ever for School
  • Tonbridge Upper Sixth show ‘character and commitment’ as they achieve outstanding A-level results

    Tonbridge’s students have put in an outstanding performance in their A-levels. In results made public today, Thursday 18 August, nearly half of all grades awarded to the Upper Sixth cohort (49 per cent) are at A*, or Pre-U equivalent.
    Tonbridge Upper Sixth show ‘character and commitment’ as they achieve outstanding A-level results
  • See Tonbridge School in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide.

    See Tonbridge School in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide.
  • ‘Life-changing impact’: Tonbridge’s Giving Day raises more than £500,000

    Tonbridge’s second Giving Day has raised more than half a million pounds.
    ‘Life-changing impact’: Tonbridge’s Giving Day raises more than £500,000
  • From Tchaikovsky to The Avengers: Lower School concert a ‘joyful evening’

    Nearly 80 boys performed in Tonbridge’s Lower School Concert on Friday 17 June.
    From Tchaikovsky to The Avengers: Lower School concert a ‘joyful evening’
  • Isaac and Alex to represent the UK in the International Mathematical Olympiad

    Two Tonbridge boys have been selected to represent the UK in the one of the world’s most prestigious Maths competitions.
    Isaac and Alex to represent the UK in the International Mathematical Olympiad
  • Tonbridge boys engage with issues of homelessness in annual Sleepout

    A record number of Tonbridge’s First Years took part in the School’s annual Sleepout on Tuesday 7 June.
    Tonbridge boys engage with issues of homelessness in annual Sleepout
  • Tonbridge wins AMCIS Award 2022 for ‘Branding Impact’

    Tonbridge has won a prestigious national award for its ‘Only Connect’ branding and marketing campaign.
    Tonbridge wins AMCIS Award 2022 for ‘Branding Impact’
  • To inspire and to lead: Tonbridge’s new Head of School sets out his goals

    Lower Sixth student Tom Instance has been appointed as Tonbridge’s Head of School for the 2022-23 academic year. Tom will be assisted in his duties by Chris Sneddon and Charlie Thompson, named as Deputy Heads.
    To inspire and to lead: Tonbridge’s new Head of School sets out his goals
  • Chapel Choir sings Choral Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral

    Tonbridge School Chapel Choir had a joyous return to St Paul’s Cathedral on Monday (2 May), deputising for the Cathedral Choir on its Bank Holiday day off.
    Chapel Choir sings Choral Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral
  • ‘Thrilling and moving’: School’s Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven

    Tonbridge School’s Symphony Orchestra performed Beethoven’s Symphony No.3, the Eroica, in the Chapel of St Augustine on Friday evening (18 March).
    ‘Thrilling and moving’: School’s Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven
  • Tonbridge cadets put on excellent display as CCF Inspection Day makes welcome return

    More than 200 Tonbridge cadets took part in the School’s CCF Inspection Day on Wednesday 16 March.
    Tonbridge cadets put on excellent display as CCF Inspection Day makes welcome return
  • WATCH – Tonbridge: Only Connect

    WATCH – Tonbridge: Only Connect

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High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1JP

Contact
admissions@tonbridge-school.org
01732 304297

Website
tonbridge-school.co.uk

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Open Days

Open days and how to visit View Open Days Register for open Day

Mini Open Morning 11.10 AM -1.00 PM
25 April 2023
Mini Open Morning 9.45 AM - 12.00 PM
13 May 2023
Foundation Award Open Morning 9.45 AM - 12.15 PM
20 May 2023
Open Morning 9.30 AM - 12.30 PM
10 June 2023
Mini Open Morning 11.10 AM - 1.00 PM
22 June 2023


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