Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2022, which was published by the national newspaper at the weekend, has listed the best secondary schools in the region.
Tonbridge Grammar School, The Judd School – also in Tonbridge – and Tunbridge Wells Grammar School are all in the top ten of best performing across the Southeast.
Tonbridge Grammar School was ranked second, narrowly missing out on top spot to Reading School in Berkshire.
It was ranked highly for its 89.1 per cent of pupils gaining A* to B grades at A-level. It was ranked as the 11th best selective school in the entire country.
The Judd School ranked fifth in the Southeast and 18th in the whole UK for its 86.9 per cent A* to B pass rate at A-levels.
Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School [TWGGS] was ranked ninth in the Southeast with its 78.8 per cent A-level A*to B pass rate putting it at the 41st best school in the country.
None of the independent schools in Tunbridge Wells made the Parent Power top ten list for the Southeast for private schools, although Sevenoaks School was ranked as the tenth best in the country.
And no primary schools in the local area made the top list of best schools in the Southeast.
Parent Power is widely acknowledged as the most authoritative survey of the country’s highest-achieving schools.
Alastair McCall, editor of Parent Power, said: “The need for clarity about school examination performance has never been greater after two years of teacher assessed grades, during which for completely understandable reasons, the numbers of top grades increased dramatically.
“We felt it was important to go back to the last sets of moderated public examination outcomes from 2019, 2018 and 2017 to get the most accurate and current view of school academic achievement. By taking a three-year average, we mitigated against relatively poor performance in a one-off year.
“At a time when some schools are making hard to substantiate claims of academic prowess based on outcomes from 2021 and 2020, we believe these rankings – and all the additional information on offer in Parent Power – provide parents with a more reliable guide to academic achievement in schools today.”
