Confirm Email. Total Income: £6,458,591* We have a long tradition of success, but take a modern approach to learning, in and out of lessons. Other estimates put the aggregate spending, including land, buildings, and equipment at £12,000. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. The Judd School is a voluntary aided school supported by the Skinners’ Company. [23] In 1925, the school saw its first students enter the Oxbridge universities and changed its name to simply The Judd School. The first headmaster was William Bryant, who oversaw the transition to the present site before his retirement in 1908. There are around 1400 students aged 11-18, nearly all going on to University. We will remember them. [19][25][57] In 1952, 380 boys were on the roll, which included 42 sixth form students. Provision was made for pupils to enter aged 13 or 14, for those that had failed the test two years earlier. [23] In 1970, 31 staff taught 463 boys; 45 taught 745 in 1988. O-level/GCSE results have similarly improved, reaching a peak of 88 percent pass rate in 1978. [75], In July 1919, the school applied for grant-earning status, and as a result 25 percent of the places became free. Welcome to our website, giving you a picture of our school. The main games are rugby football, cross-country, and basketball during the winter months; and cricket, tennis and athletics during the summer term. However it does not receive any specific funding for additional educational needs and there are no specialist facilities. [103] School teams compete in other sports such as basketball, tennis and hockey. Instead, students and staff watched an assembly at 11am prepared by Ms Hoyer and observed a two minutes silence. The school has no affiliation with a particular religious denomination, but religious education is given throughout the school, and boys may opt to take the subject as part of their GCSE course. Address: Brook Street. This has caused some controversy in the Tonbridge community as the proposed development will be situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [100] In recent years Judd has found success in County Cup competitions at all age groups. It became the first school in the country to be awarded the dual control of state funding and limited independence. Students are given many opportunities to develop – socially, academically and personally – we are proud of the way they embrace life. The current headmaster as of 2017 is Jon Wood, who replaced the previous headmaster, Robert Masters, at the start of the September 2017 year. The construction was carried out by Messrs Turners of Watford, and total construction costs were £8,637. [58] Judd's sixth form has significantly grown over the last decade, consisting of 308 students at the last Ofsted inspection in 2007. [12] The funds were provided by a loan of £13,000 repaid over the next 20 years with income from the Judd Foundation (of which The Skinners' Company were trustees), which rapidly increased when the leases on the Sandhills Estate in London were renewed in 1906. The four houses were: Duke (after Neville Duke), Hodge (after Donald Hodge), Lewin (after Terence Lewin) and Powell (after Cecil Frank Powell). The site consists of 6.8 acres (2.8 ha) of level, dry land that requires little conditioning, making it ideal for the full-sized rugby pitches, which came into regular use in 1935. As mathematics is automatically included under a science specialism, the school selected English to be included under the first specialism. In 2007, the school was invited to become a High Performing Specialist School, and in April 2008 was successful in attaining science specialism status. The school has 61 teachers with each teacher on average earning the full-time equivalent of £37,429. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate our Year 13 student Alex on securing the Organ scholarship at St George’s Chapel, Wind... Students in Y6 received their Kent Test results on Thursday 26 November. Boys usually take ten subjects for GCSE, English (Language and Literature), Mathematics, a foreign language, all three separate sciences or Dual Certificate Science, supplemented by three other subjects from those listed above. There are new pitches at Vizards that were officially completed in January 2017. In 1939, trenches were dug in the field in preparation for the Second World War.[78]. Later, a carpentry shed was placed in the yard, and a "Mr Russell" was appointed as its first occupant in October 1889. Free school meals. There are also two asphalt tennis courts, an all weather pitch and an air rifle range used by the school's Combined Cadet Force. [73], Admission continues to be via the Eleven Plus examination; The Judd School complies with the Co-ordinated Admission Scheme which is administered by the Kent Local Authority. [106], In addition to the "schoolroom", which was larger than the Town Public Hall, the building consisted of a dining hall (cum gymnasium), the masters common room to the east and a block of six classrooms to the west. [40], As of 2010, the school follows the National Curriculum in Years 7–11 and offers a broad range of GCSEs (national exams taken by students aged 14–16) and A-levels (national exams taken by pupils aged 16–18). [106] In November 1920, an organ was built at a cost of over £1,000, and placed in the schoolroom as a memorial to the old boys and masters who died in the First World War. This does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but those who are eligible to receive them. He criticised the absence of German tuition and the fact that more than half the students came "feebly taught from country districts". The Judd School is a special place to learn and grow, for students and for staff. Subsequently, a fee of one guinea was paid to those who attended meetings of the governing body, the first of which was held on 4 February 1920, at Skinners' Hall in London. [46], Upon its foundation, when – according to Green (1990) – it was said to be a "temporary expedient", the school was based at Stafford House, in East Street in the centre of Tonbridge. All schools are legally obliged to maintain attendance record for its pupils. Further information on what this means for the way school and college accountability will operate for 2019/20 and for 2020/21 can … Kathleen Lynch Howard, who left last term after an amazing 26 years of dedicated service to Judd students, has kindly agreed to share some of her memories of Judd with us. As reported before, Head Boy John was one of four selected after a rigorous process to represent the UK in the 2020 International Biology O... Last week we were lucky enough to have training from Jackie Brookes @PeActive and all our PE staff and students thought the session was incredibly useful. [65] However, normal pupils above the age of 16 were not permitted until 1919; previously special permission from the governors was required to stay on beyond this age. [37] Rendall experienced a high turnover of staff: 31 teachers were at the school in the year of his arrival, and 43 joined and left the school between 1970 and 1986. The Judd School Q & A (Questions and Answers frequently), Reviews from teachers, students and parents. The Judd School is a Voluntary Aided Grammar School for boys, with about 150 girls in the sixth form, situated in Tonbridge, Kent. Appointments can be amended via a link from the email confirmation - please ensure your email address is correct. [45][46] More recent developments include the Atwell building - which houses Maths and Geography - and the Ashton building - which houses the school's new canteen as well as four Biology laboratories. [56] Around the turn of the 20th century, an attempt was made to attract younger boys into the school by reducing fees for those under the age of 12 from £2/20s to £2 per term. In the event of over-subscription, priority will be given to internal applicants, followed by external applicants in Local Authority Care. [48] Mr Masters also organised the building of the school's all-weather pitch, which was completed in 2006. He oversaw a period of change and modernisation, including the transition from gas to electric lighting, and the introduction of a house system in 1909. Welcome to the The Judd School parents' evening booking system. [10][11], Demand persisted for a similar school in Tonbridge; in July 1888, William J. D. Bryant, previously an assistant master at Tonbridge School,[12] was named headmaster of Sir Andrew Judd's Commercial School,[13] which opened on 17 September at Stafford House in East Street, Tonbridge. The Judd School (TJS) Brook Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 2PN. JW https://t.co/OUxQJW2EeY, The Judd School • Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PNTel: 01732 770880 • Email: enquiries@judd.kent.sch.uk, © 2021 The Judd School• [53] On the opening day, 40 boys were in attendance, rising to 50 by the end of the first term and to 115 in 1902. Covid-19 Full details of the school's response to Covid can be found here. Based in Tonbridge, Kent the school occupies a mixture of old and new buildings and educates over 1,200 students the majority of whom go onto university education. [34] On 31 December 1944, The Judd School became the first in the country to be awarded the status of a voluntarily aided grammar school in new legislation brought in by the Butler Education Act, which meant it received state funding, but could continue to select pupils by ability. [12] Opened in March 1896, the building featured an oak Neo-Georgian fleche surmounting an Oregon pine hammer-beamed roof. On 26 April 2016, it was revealed that the "Yeoman's fields" site had been sold to help fund a new set of playing fields, which are situated near Lower Haysden Lane at the "Vizards" site. [105] Positioned in a narrow street and originally designed for 20 boarders, traffic noise, awkward arrangement and low pitch of the classrooms and the distance of the school from its playing fields made the building far from ideal. In its early years, boys entered the school mainly from local elementary (now known as primary) schools from ages eight onwards;[60] at that time, the maximum age of a pupil was 16, although any boy who reached this age during the course of a term was permitted to remain until the end of that term. This site is for Cadets. Boys are often rewarded for their efforts with international tours and rugby sevens is also played at the school. External students must have at least five predicted A* GCSEs and will be given conditional offers based on how high their predicted grades are. [36] The current governing body consists of a chair and vice chair, ten foundation governors (elected by the Worshipful Company of Skinners), three parent governors, two Local Education Authority (LEA) governors, three staff governors, an education officer and clerk, education assistant, assistant clerk and the headmaster. [46] Many students come from affluent backgrounds and very few require free school meals; the number of students with disabilities, learning difficulties and special educational needs is well below the national average. [82] In its 2010 league table of the 500 best state secondary schools in the United Kingdom, The Sunday Times ranked The Judd School 27th. [81], Until the establishment of the General Certificate of Education, exams were set once a year by an external examiner(s) appointed by the governors, who reported in writing on the general proficiency of pupils, as well as the condition of the school. [24] Evans retired in 1928 and was replaced by Welshman Cecil Lloyd Morgan who beat 164 other applicants to a job which carried an annual salary of £650. He increased the number of female staff from zero to seven during his tenure,[43] and the student body grew from 463 to 746 during these years.[37]. 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[14] Beeching ended this arrangement in April 1889, at which time the school used the 5-acre (2.0 ha) YMCA field, for £20 per year. Does The Judd School have a catchment area? With only 9.4% girls against 90.6% boys, the school has slightly more males than females. Mark Barker, which included readings by Army Head Cadet, Alex Sandberg ("In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae) and RAF Head Cadet, Oliver Marshall (Micah 4 v 1-4). [42] He oversaw the building of the new art and crafts department building, currently the R.E. [19] The house system was abolished in the 1980s,[59] but re-introduced in September 2008, with houses named after notable alumni. Tonbridge. [76] At the turn of the 20th century, 15 subjects were taught and lessons lasted one hour; school began at nine, and the day included 15 minutes of hymns, prayers and roll calls. Remembrance Day at The Judd School 2019. [7] His endowment was left in the hands of the Skinners Company, who agreed to fund the establishment of a commercial school in Tonbridge in 1875. Almost all students go on to higher education. The majority of students go on to higher education following the completion of their A-levels at the end of Year Thirteen (aged 17–18), and in 2017, over one in five (38) Year 13 students gained an Oxbridge offer. [31] The Westminster boys were instructed to further evacuate to Exmouth, Devon in July 1944, but ended up fleeing back to London. [15] A 1952 government inspection stated that 42 students were in the sixth form. The school advertises specialisms in music and English and science and mathematics. [72] A 1902 report by examiner Dr. Wormell found that the curriculum was "sufficient to help those few capable of rising to something higher by providing a bridge between elementary school and grammar school". [39][40], Denis Rendall took over in 1970,[41] at a time when the future of the school was under threat from the Circular 10/65, which proposed the abolition of grammar schools, which select pupils according to their academic ability, in favour of the comprehensive schools, which are non-selective state funded schools. Accompanied by the construction of three hard tennis courts, it was opened by Sir Benjamin Brodie in 1958, but lacked adjoining changing rooms, washing facilities and office facilities for members of the physical education staff. Yes, there is a catchment area with an Inner and Outer area of priority. [58] In 1957, zoology and botany was taught at A-level for the first time, and physics and chemistry replaced rural biology at O-level (now replaced by the GCSE). Customer Service. [47] A minimum of 40 offers per year will be made to external applicants; girls are admitted in Year Twelve (aged 16) and make up about 16 percent of the sixth form. [59] The house system was changed in 2017, due to a large increase in pupil numbers. Keep it up @ASCL_UK! Students are then ranked according to their aggregate scores in the Eleven Plus, and the distance from a students home to the school (as the crow flies) is used as a tiebreaker. Students are then ranked according to their predicted or actual GCSE results, and the distance to school is again used as a tiebreaker. [64], The Judd School sixth can be said to have been established as early as 1903 – in the wake of the Education Act of 1902 – when the Pupil Teachers Scheme was born and The Judd School was used a training centre for young teachers. The Judd School 1994 – 2020, Some Memories. [87][88], Extra-curricular musical opportunities include: Choir, Junior Singers, Chamber Choir, Judd Brass, Big Bands, String Orchestra, Concert Band, Symphony Orchestra and Junior Orchestra; students give up to 40 concerts per year.
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