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Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, also known as ''Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School'', ''TWGSB'' or "Tech", is a community grammar school located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Originally founded as a technical school in 1956, TWGSB became a grammar school in 1982. It is a state school, and one of the largest of the remaining grammar schools in England.〔(A head for new heights ), ''The Guardian'', 2 May 2006.〕 The school has over 1,200 pupils ranging from 11 to 18 years of age, and more than 100 staff members. Entrance is selective, with pupils falling within the top thirty per cent band of ability upon entrance.〔 Prospective students are required to take the "eleven plus" examination in order to gain a place. The current headmaster, John Harrison, started in September 2006. Derek Barnard, who was the head between 1987 and August 2006, had been "a traditional sort of head", firm on discipline and standards of behaviour.〔 ==Academic standards== The school offers a broad range of subjects right through to A2-level. Seventy five to eighty five per cent of pupils remain at the school and study A-levels after taking GCSEs.〔http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/8864045/school-profile/〕 In recent years, the school has begun to form links with the neighbouring grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells. In the Sixth Form, students from The Skinners' School and Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School are able to attend lessons in a subject at the school should timetable clashes occur at their own school. The same happens in reverse with respect of TWGSB's students. TWGSB became a Humanities College in September 2007.〔 This meant that the school received additional funding from central government for three different areas: * A one-off amount to support a Capital Project. * Additional recurring funding based on the number of pupils to support in school developments. * Additional recurring funding based on the number of pupils to support community developments. Following their inspection on 30 April – 1 May 2008, Ofsted rated the school's overall effectiveness as ''Good'', Grade 2 on a four-point scale. The effectiveness of the sixth form was also rated as ''Good''. In their report Ofsted said "This is a good and improving school; it is well led and provides students with good standards of education, guidance and care. ... Students make good progress from their starting points to achieve high standards. ... Teaching is good overall and sometimes outstanding. ... but there is more work to do in developing a common approach so that best practice is shared in a systematic way. ... an effective and hard-working senior leadership team ... There is variation in the quality of leadership at some levels; this is evident in the unevenness of students' performance across subjects, particularly at Key Stage 4 and in the sixth form."〔("Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys - Inspection report" ), Ofsted, 21 May 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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