Academic Excellence, Personal Success
Welcome Weald of Kent Grammar School is one of the highest performing schools in the Country. We aspire to excel at everything we do. Due to our continued success we are thrilled to have been given permission to expand and mirror what we deliver at our Tonbridge site, in a purpose built Annexe in Sevenoaks. We have a long history of educating students from Sevenoaks and we look forward to finally being able to deliver this high quality education in their home town. In addition to the exciting new facilities that opened in Sevenoaks in 2017 we have also invested in our Tonbridge site which now has a state of the art Sports Hall and university style Sixth Form Hub. Both sites are situated in beautiful rural settings with far reaching views across the Garden of England with excellent transport links.
Your future Starts Here In our competitive and ever-changing world, choosing the right school for your daughter is more important than ever. At Weald it is not just that we support our students to achieve academic excellence, it is the resilience, strength of character and clear understanding of who they are as young people that mark our students apart. As a Weald girl myself, I have benefited first hand from the opportunities that being part of our school offers and am committed to continuing this proud tradition. I would like to invite you to come and see us, talk to our amazing students and staff, read about our accomplishments on our website and really understand why I believe that Weald is the right choice for your daughter. Mrs E Bone Headteacher
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Academic excellence, personal success Our curriculum engages, enthuses and sparks curiosity. This prepares students for the competitive world as it develops intellect and stimulates personal confidence and resilience. We have a reputation for high academic achievement, confirmed by our students’ results in public examinations. We are an Exeter University accredited Thinking School and have successfully implemented a whole-school approach to the teaching of thinking. Students learn how to think reflectively, critically and creatively and this has resulted in them demonstrating independent and co-operative learning skills, high levels of achievement and both enjoyment and satisfaction in learning.
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Inspiring enthusiasm, Releasing talent, Developing leadership We offer a multitude of extra-curricular activities for students to explore which enable personal development and social skills to flourish. With activities ranging from Art, Sports, History, Science, Book Club, Maths Leaders, Film Club, Gymnastics, Music, Dance, Drama, Chess, Modern Foreign Languages as well as skiing and the Duke of Edinburgh Award, your daughter’s personal interests will be met. Weald of Kent students are encouraged to assert their views and take positions of responsibility and leadership. Our students really do play an active role in shaping the school and contributing to the wider community, readily putting themselves forward to become House Captains and School Officers.
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The brightest
of futures Providing a stimulating well-equipped academic learning environment is critical to the development of our progressive curriculum and success. We continually strive to enhance our facilities for all our students. At the end of Year 11 Weald students continue into our co-educational Sixth Form which also admits high achieving young men and women from other schools. We are a forward thinking school that challenges and enthuses students so that they are thoroughly prepared for the world they will enter as a young adult. With a Weald of Kent education behind her, your daughter will have every opportunity to go as far as her ability and enthusiasm will take her.
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Facilities
Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Spacious grounds with far-reaching views surround the well-equipped buildings and both sites enjoy well-resourced, specialist faculty areas. Other notable facilities include the state of the art sports hall, dance studio, Sixth Form Hub, Sixth Form CafĂŠ, lecture theatre and all-weather pitch.
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Values We are not a complacent school and we ensure that the learning experience for our students moves with the times whilst maintaining the traditions of good manners, discipline and respect for others.
Good Manners, Resilience, Integrity, Tolerance & Individuality
Main Site Weald of Kent Grammar School, Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2JP Annexe Weald of Kent Grammar School, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3SN 01732 373 500 school@wealdgs.org
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