Tonbridge School and Town

The school’s history dates back to its foundation in 1553, and its buildings have great character and architectural significance, including as they do a magnificent chapel, as well as many more modern buildings, such as the superb swimming pool and sports centre, media centre and theatre.
Dedicated block of classrooms, with smartboards and wireless internet access, and the programme involves use of many of the school’s facilities and resources.

There are three comfortable boarding houses adjacent to the school campus for our sole use. Boys and girls may mix in recreation areas but may not enter each other’s sections of the boarding houses. There is a range of room types, including singles, twins, triples and quadruple , and room type can be confirmed at the time of booking. Bedrooms have shared bathroom facilities, which afford an appropriate degree of privacy. Staff members are accommodated within the boarding houses and are available at all times to provide assistance and a high level of supervision.

The town of Tonbridge attracts many international visitors and offers a wide range of shops and amenities, with a train station providing easy access to London, which is less than 45 minutes away. At the centre of the town, and just next to Tonbridge School, sits a well preserved 13th-century motte-and-bailey castle, set in beautiful gardens.

There is a strong link between the novelist Jane Austen and the school and town – her father, George, was a pupil of the school and later a teacher there. The literary connection is further established through the novelist E M Forster, who studied at the school and in whose honour the impressive school theatre is named.