During her retirement Wendy stayed very much in touch with the school and attended events and reunions.  Most recently on 7 March I had the absolute pleasure of spending time with her for a Wendy Carey, Rosemary Joyce and Rebecca Crean, ‘Heads in Conversation’.  

Tonbridge Grammar School is setting up a tributes page and we are planning a memorial celebration for Wendy Carey on Saturday 24 January 2026.  I think it would be fitting to celebrate her life and legacy at the school birthday reunion. 

Whilst we grieve for her loss, we reflect on her exceptional contribution to education and the many positive ways Wendy Carey touched the lives of generations of young people and educators during her career and school headship.  

We send our deepest condolences to her children and grandchildren and to her husband, former TGS bursar, John Johnson. 

We shall keep you up to date with arrangements via the alumni community portal TGS Connections.  If you would like to be in touch you are most welcome to contact me or Pippa Blackstone pippablackstone@tgs.kent.sch.uk.  If you'd like to leave a tribute, please do so here.

Mrs Rebecca Crean
Head Teacher 

5 September 2025

Update 9 September

The family warmly invites you to join them at the funeral and the burial (details for the wake to follow): 23 September 12 noon at Corpus Christi Church, 41 Lyons Crescent, Tonbridge, TN9 1EY Tonbridge, followed by the burial at Saint Lawrence Church, 5 High St, Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells TN3 0UJ at 1.30pm.