Tonbridge School was founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde, under Letters Patent of King Edward VI. The charter ordained that the governors of the school after the death of the Founder were to be the Worshipful Company of Skinners.
Sir Andrew, himself a distinguished member of this Company, left property in the City of London and in the parish of St Pancras as an endowment for the school.
The school is now one of the foremost Independent Schools in the country, consistently amongst the highest performing at all levels and oversubscribed. There are over 700+ boys in the School aged between 13 and 18, 400+ being boarders.
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