Data profile
Tonbridge School
Independent boys senior school in Kent for ages 13–18, day or boarding. Selective entry, top-tier London fees.
- Rank #13
- ISI Met
- Fees £46.6k/yr
- boys
- both
- Kent
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Outcomes
Where leavers go after sixth form.
- Cohort
- 168
- Oxbridge
- 23
- Russell Group
- 88%
- US Ivy
- 1
- Medicine
- 6
Class of 2025
of leavers
Top destinations
- Oxford—
- Cambridge—
- Harvard—
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02 · Module
Exam results
A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.
- A-level A*–A
- 93%
- GCSE 9–7
- 93%
- Oxbridge rate
- 14%
- Russell Group rate
- 88%
Recalibrated
03 · Module
Entry points & fees
Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.
| Entry | Year | Places | Assessment | Day fee (max) | Boarding fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13+ | Year 9 | — | iseb_pre_test, school_own_exam, interview, reference | £46.6k | £62.1k |
| 14+ | — | — | school_own_exam, interview, reference | £46.6k | £62.1k |
| 16+ | Year 12 | — | school_own_exam, interview, reference | £46.6k | £62.1k |
04 · Module
Houseroom Index
Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.
Index score
83
/ 100
National rank #13
05 · Module
Inspections
Latest inspection rating and report.
ISI
Met
Inspected 2024-10-01
06 · Module
Key people
Head, senior leadership and governance.
Headmaster
James Priory
Headmaster of Tonbridge School. MA Oxon.
Second Master, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
John Bleakley
Second Master (senior Deputy Head) and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead. BA.
Chief Operating Officer
Will May
Chief Operating Officer. BA, MCIPs.
Deputy Head (Academic)
Mark Weatheritt
Deputy Head (Academic). MA.
Deputy Head (Admissions And Communications)
Hayley McLintock
Deputy Head Admissions & Communications. BA. Contact for scholarship and admissions enquiries.
Deputy Head (Pastoral, Designated Safeguarding Lead)
Colin Swainson
Deputy Head Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding Lead. MA.
08 · Module
Compare with peers
The schools a family applying here would also be considering — chosen by sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fees, tier and outcomes, with an admissions-adviser AI re-rank.
- Fees £46.0kA*-A 92%Oxbridge 25%Rank #7
Winchester College matches Tonbridge with boys both day and boarding, 13+ entry phase overlap, similar fees (£46k vs £46.6k), and a high Oxbridge rate (24.8%) in the same top-tier selectivity.
- Fees £50.0kA*-A 87%Oxbridge 37%Rank #5
Westminster School shares boys both day and boarding pattern, 13+ entry phase, top-tier fees (£50k), and a strong Christian foundation ethos with high Oxbridge destinations.
- Fees £35.8kA*-A 93%Oxbridge 18%Rank #17
St Paul's School aligns with Tonbridge on boys both day and boarding, 13+ entry phase, similar fees (£35.8k vs £46.6k in the same tier), and a strong C of E ethos with excellent Oxbridge outcomes.
- Fees £63.3kA*-A 80%Oxbridge 20%Rank #4
Eton College matches boys boarding, 13+ entry, top-tier fees (£63.3k), and a Christian foundation ethos with strong Oxbridge destinations, making it a plausible Plan B/C.
- Fees £43.4kA*-A 73%Oxbridge 11%Rank #42
Sevenoaks School offers a boys both day and boarding option, 13+ entry phase, similar fees (£43.4k), and selective entry in Kent, making it a geographically close and comparable alternative.
Peers refreshed annually plus on-write. Filters: sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fee band, tier. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity + 0.25 structured + 0.10 embedding + 0.20 AI re-rank.
09 · Module
Top feeder prep schools
Preps that have sent the most pupils here over the last few years.
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