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The Judd School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 78 78.3 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL A- A- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
78.3 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
99% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
73.8% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.85 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 78.4[6] 98.4%[6]
2023/24 78.5[4] 97.4%[4] +0.85[4]
2022/23 76.2[7] 97%[7] +0.59[7]
2021/22 75.9[8] 99%[8] +0.39[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
62.2% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 A-[10] 53.6%[10]
2022/23 B+[11] 48.8%[11]
2021/22 A-[12] 50.9%[12]
2018/19 A-[13] 61.5%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
100% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
97% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
1% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 99%[15] 95%[15] 0%[15] 1%[15] 0%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 99%[16] 95%[16] 0%[16] 1%[16] 1%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 99%[17] 94%[17] 1%[17] 2%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 99%[18] 97%[18] 0%[18] 1%[18] 0%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
79% 2022/23[19]
Education
80% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[19]
Employment
10% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 89%[20] 79%[20] 80%[20] 3%[20] 7%[20]
2020/21 94%[21] 81%[21] 81%[21] 3%[21] 10%[21]
2019/20 94%[22] 78%[22] 81%[22] 1%[22] 11%[22]
2018/19 96%[23] 84%[23] 87%[23] 2%[23] 7%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
89% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
69% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
71% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
10% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 92%[26] 80%[26]
2019/20 96%[25] 84%[25] 71%[25] 10%[25]
2018/19 95%[27] 86%[27] 78%[27] 11%[27]
2017/18 96%[28] 80%[28] 71%[28] 11%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
11 Mar 2025[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
29 Apr 2025[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
5.6 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
995 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
400 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
179 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
2.2 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 782[30] 290[30] 178[30] 4.4[30] 1.6[30]
Entry Sept 2024 853[30] 318[30] 177[30] 4.8[30] 1.8[30]
Entry Sept 2023 838[30] 323[30] 180[30] 4.7[30] 1.8[30]
Entry Sept 2022 796[30] 319[30] 180[30] 4.4[30] 1.8[30]

Admissions

Application deadline
2 Nov 2026 Entry Sept 2027[31]
Catchment, as the policy words it
Inner Area (postcodes TN1, TN2, TN3, TN4, TN8, TN9, TN10, TN11, TN12, TN13, TN14, TN15; ME18, ME19; TN16 1** and TN16 2** (not TN16 3** or TN16 9**); DA4 0** (not DA4 9**)) and the civil parish of Halstead; Outer Area (outside the Inner Area and within England) 2026-10-14[32]
Places beyond the catchment
23 2026-10-14[32]
Places (published admission number)
180 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Test results sent
15 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[31]
Entrance test date
10 Sep 2026 Entry Sept 2027[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary aided school[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1261[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
http://judd.online[1]
District
Tonbridge and Malling[34]
Postcode
TN9 2PN[1]
URN
118843[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1499 2024/25[35]
English as an additional language
15.1% 2024/25[35]
SEN support
2.9% 2024/25[35]
EHC plan
2.1% 2024/25[35]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
2.7% 2024/25[35]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
59.1%[36]
Mixed
15.1%[36]
Asian
20.6%[36]
Black
2.3%[36]
Any other ethnic group
2%[36]
Unclassified
0.9%[36]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
They enjoy a first-class curriculum and an exceptional range of enrichment experiences.[37]
Warmth
Relationships between staff and pupils, and between pupils themselves, are very strong. ‘Judd is an incredibly compassionate school that understands its pupils and gives them every opportunity to be the best that they can be.’[37]
Pastoral care
Pupils thrive in the school’s house system, which provides them with a caring, nurturing environment and a strong sense of identity.[37]
Behaviour
Throughout the school, pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour.[37]
Learning support
This includes those in the specially resourced provision, who thrive with a carefully designed mix of mainstream lessons and individual support.[37]
Enrichment
The school offers a dazzling array of extra-curricular opportunities. There is a thriving Combined Cadet Force and high numbers of pupils take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.[37]
Pupil voice
The school is exemplary in the way it develops pupils’ leadership skills. House competitions are frequently organised by pupils.[37]
Independence
As a result, pupils become intellectually curious, rise to academic challenges and develop excellent wider skills that prepare them well for life.[37]
Structure
Throughout the school, pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour. Their conduct reflects the school’s ethos of respect[37]
Diversity
Their conduct reflects the school’s ethos of respect, where diversity is welcomed and celebrated.[37]
Performing arts
Pupils enthuse about the range of sporting clubs, dramatic and musical productions, trips, visiting speakers and foreign exchanges that are available.[37]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  29. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2024/25. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  30. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  31. judd.online: judd.online — Y7 joiners. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (3)
    National closing date for application forms - Monday 02 November 2026 (p. 1)
    Assessment decision sent to parents - Thursday 15 October 2026 (p. 1)
    Test date for pupils in Kent Primary schools - Thursday 10 September 2026 (p. 1)
  32. kent.gov.uk: kent.gov.uk — Judd School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    The Inner Area 157 places will be allocated to students resident in the Inner Area, which is defined by the following postcodes: TN1, TN2, TN3, TN4, TN8, TN9, TN10, TN11, TN12, TN13, TN14, TN15; ME18, ME19; TN16 1** and TN16 2** (not TN16 3** or TN16 9**); DA4 0** (not DA4 9**). Plus the civil parish of Halstead (where this is not included above). The Outer Area 23 places will be allocated to students resident in the Outer Area which is defined as being outside the Inner Area (above) and within England. (p. 1)
    The Outer Area 23 places will be allocated to students resident in the Outer Area which is defined as being outside the Inner Area (above) and within England. (p. 1)
  33. judd.online: judd.online document (PDF). Period 2026-10-16. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    These places are in addition to the PAN of 180. (p. 1)
  34. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  36. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  37. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (14)
    Relationships between staff and pupils, and between pupils themselves, are very strong (p. 2)
    'Judd is an incredibly compassionate school that understands its pupils and gives them every opportunity to be the best that they can be.' (p. 3)
    They enjoy a first-class curriculum and an exceptional range of enrichment experiences (p. 2)
    Pupils thrive in the school's house system, which provides them with a caring, nurturing environment and a strong sense of identity (p. 2)
    Throughout the school, pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour (p. 2)
    Their conduct reflects the school's ethos of respect, where diversity is welcomed and celebrated (p. 2)
    Throughout the school, pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour. Their conduct reflects the school's ethos of respect (p. 2)
    The school offers a dazzling array of extra-curricular opportunities (p. 3)
    There is a thriving Combined Cadet Force and high numbers of pupils take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme (p. 2)
    The school is exemplary in the way it develops pupils' leadership skills (p. 2)
    House competitions are frequently organised by pupils (p. 2)
    As a result, pupils become intellectually curious, rise to academic challenges and develop excellent wider skills that prepare them well for life (p. 2)
    Pupils enthuse about the range of sporting clubs, dramatic and musical productions, trips, visiting speakers and foreign exchanges that are available (p. 3)
    This includes those in the specially resourced provision, who thrive with a carefully designed mix of mainstream lessons and individual support (p. 2)