KS3 Key Information

Key Stage 3 (KS3) covers Years 7, 8 and 9: the first three years of secondary school. Halfway through Year 9 students start looking at their GCSE Options and choose the subjects they want to study over the following two years in Years 10 and 11 for GCSEs.

Key Staff

Further Information

Parents' Evening dates

Information on assessment at TWGSB

Year 7, Curriculum Evening presentation by Mr Millar, Assistant Headteacher – KS3, Sept 2026

Year 9 GCSE options

Front cover image GCSE Options Handbook 2026The Year 9 GCSE Options Evening is held annually in February (11th February 2027 for courses starting September 2027) and is a single event for all Year 9 parents and students, held at the Tunbridge Wells campus. The evening consists of a brief presentation to explain the GCSE options at TWGSB and the application process, and provides the chance to talk to teachers of core subjects and options subjects and learn about the GCSE courses.

A copy of Mr Millar's evening presentation from the 2026 event and the 2026 options booklet are linked below.

GCSE Options Evening presentation, February 2026

GCSE Options Handbook 2026