The Judd School
Voluntary aided secondary school in Tonbridge (Kent).
Location
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The Judd School is a Voluntary Aided Grammar School for boys, with a significant number of girls in the sixth form, situated in Tonbridge, Kent. There are more than 1400 students aged 11-18, of whom nearly all go on to University. The Judd School is a highly academic state-funded school with traditional values.
All students are expected to work hard, achieve their potential, serve their community and develop their leadership skills from the moment they first enter our inspiring buildings. These high expectations permeate the academic curriculum, the House pastoral system and the extended curriculum which encompasses sport, music, drama, the Combined Cadet Force and much more.
Boys join the school in Year 7 and the vast majority continue into the Sixth Form, alongside a further intake of boys and girls. A very high proportion go on to university (15% to Oxbridge). We believe that all our students should be busy at work and play busy children are generally happy children.
My mantra for the school is Learn, Grow, Belong and I trust, through these pages, you will gain a picture of what that phrase means for our students.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 118843
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (14 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Hugo Brown | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Roper Peckham-Cooper | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jonathan Roe | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Scott Daniel Henderson | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jennifer Wright | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter Fitzsimmons | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Elizabeth MacLeod | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Rachel Donati | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Robyn Emmerson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Thomas Dempster | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Philip Greatrex | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Zillah Anderson | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Alex Day | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jeremy Cronk | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Alex Akrmi Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record