Tonbridge School

Tonbridge School is located in Tonbridge, Kent... No surprise there then. it is an all boys school that teaches 13-18 year old boys, finished with A levels. The scholl was founded in the 1500s by Sir Andrew Judde and the company of skinners. The school is organised around Houses, which are divided into houses for day boys and houses for boarders. there are or were 12 houses, each of which has a name. A boy stays in his house throughout his time in tonbridge, eating and congregating there but all boys are taught in the main school buildings together. Boarding houses contain roughly 60 people and day houses a little more. Altogether the school ...  Read the complete review

You've heard all about it - nice reviews chaps - but who has Tonbridge produced ? In rough order of fame : 1. Colin Cowdrey (England cricket captain) 2. Frederik Forsyth (author) 3. EM Forster (author) 4. Richard Ellison (England cricketer) 5. Vikram Seth (author) 6. Aleister Crowley (Notorious devil worshiper, mountaineer and chess champion) 7. Chris Cowdrey (England cricket captain) 8. Graeme Cowdrey(Kent cricket captain) 9. Patrick Mayhew (Former conservative minister for Northern Ireland) 10. Chris Hollins (TV sports reporter) There must be a few more too ! ...  Read the complete review

Tonbridge. This school was named, in a blaze of originality, after the town it is located in. Started by Sir Andrew Judde in 1553, it has increased by leaps and bounds. Originally it comprised of just two boarding houses, School House (which I am in), and Judd House. However, since then there are now a total of twelve houses, there names being: School House, Judde House, Parkside, Ferox Hall, Manor House, Welldon House, Smythe House, Whitworth, Cowdrey House, and finally Oakeshott House. 7 of these are boarding house and 5 are day houses. This school starts at the age of 13 and ends at 18. Like most schools, it has its own lingo, for example 'block' for ...  Read the complete review

This is geelayz...an insider within the walls of Tonbridge school. I must whisper this and be relatively anonymous or else I could be taken down to the dungeon and whipped. ONLY KIDDING !!!!!!!!! I am a student at Tonbridge School and I suggested it be made a subject for opinions. I did this for a few reasons; 1)Tonbridge School is one of the leading Public Schools in Kent. 2)Many Tonbridge Students are members of dooyoo.co.uk 3)Now anyone thinking of coming to this school or sending their sons here can have insider information and give them a proper idea about what we get up to!!!! Tonbridge School was founded in 1553 by Sir ...  Read the complete review