Tonbridge School

Tonbridge School is a British independent all boys boarding school in Tonbridge, 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, one of the oldest City Livery Companies. 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 income from these estates is at the disposal of the Governors for the general benefit of the Foundation. The memory of Sir Andrew Judde and other benefactors is honoured in an annual Commemoration Service, held on Skinners' Day at the very end of the Summer Term.

Noted alumni

• Tom Chaplin, Keane musician
• Colin Cowdrey, Kent CCC and England cricketer
• Maurice Denham, actor
• Noel Edmonds, television and radio presenter
• Richard Ellison, Kent CCC and England cricketer
• E.M.Forster, novelist
• Frederick Forsyth, novelist
• W.D.Hamilton
• C.W.H.Howard, Middlesex CCC cricketer
• Richard Hughes, Keane musician
• Lord Mayhew, QC, barrister and politician
• Sir Sydney Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier, KCMG, statesman
• Tim Rice-Oxley, Keane musician
• Vikram Seth, novelist
• Ed Smith, Middlesex CCC cricketer
• David Tomlinson, actor
• Benjamin Whitrow, actor