Voluntary aided school · Kent

The Judd School

11–18Ages
1,541Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
118843URN

Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.6per place

2.5 above Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

995 applications for 179 places · 6th of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

78.3of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

2nd of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

5.6applications per place, Year 7

2.5 above Kent median (3.1) 3.3 above England median (2.2)

995 applications · 179 places offered · 400 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 5.6; Kent median median 3.1
2025 4.4; Kent median median 3.0
2024 4.8; Kent median median 3.2
2023 4.7; Kent median median 3.2
2022 4.4; Kent median median 2.9
2021 6.1; Kent median median 3.6
2020 5.0; Kent median median 3.1
2019 4.7; Kent median median 2.9
2018 4.3; Kent median median 3.1
2017 4.1; Kent median median 3.0
2016 4.7; Kent median median 3.3
2015 4.3; Kent median median 3.2
2014 3.9; Kent median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	179	995	5.6	400	2.23
Sep 2025	178	782	4.4	290	1.63
Sep 2024	177	853	4.8	318	1.80
Sep 2023	180	838	4.7	323	1.79
Sep 2022	180	796	4.4	319	1.77
Sep 2021	180	1,090	6.1	411	2.28
Sep 2020	174	863	5.0	330	1.90
Sep 2019	178	835	4.7	345	1.94
Sep 2018	180	765	4.3	308	1.71
Sep 2017	179	727	4.1	267	1.49
Sep 2016	154	719	4.7	239	1.55
Sep 2015	155	659	4.3	222	1.43
Sep 2014	153	593	3.9	200	1.31

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

191 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)78.32nd of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths99%2nd of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths100%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.85

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	191	78.3	99%	100%	–
2024/25	189	78.4	98%	99%	–
2023/24	189	78.5	97%	98%	+0.85
2022/23	184	76.2	97%	98%	+0.59

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Judd SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.6applications per place 78.3Attainment 8 Selective
Leigh Academy Tonbridge
0.3 km · Kent

Good2022

3.6applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Tonbridge Grammar School
0.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

5.4applications per place 77.0Attainment 8 Selective
Weald of Kent Grammar School
1.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 69.3Attainment 8 Selective
Hillview School for Girls
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
3.1 km · Kent

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
St Gregory's Catholic School
4.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
4.2 km · Kent

2026

3.9applications per place 64.5Attainment 8 Selective
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
4.9 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

4.5applications per place 72.5Attainment 8 Selective

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 118843 · 886/4622
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,261 pupils · 1,541 on roll
Free school meals: 2.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PN
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources