- Grammar school for boys
- Kent 11+
Borden Grammar School: 11+ entry
Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4DB
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
Opens a short explanationqualifying scoreThe score a child must reach to be considered for a grammar school place in that area. Reaching it is not an offer of a place: places then follow each school’s admission rules.
332or more
Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE), 2026 entry (the latest published)
Checked, source: Kent County Council (hosted by school), checkedYear 7 places
150
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Borden Grammar School, checked- Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.
Last distance offered
Your next deadlines
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
in 13 days
Coming up: Appeal deadline
in 25 weeks
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from Borden Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
A score of 332 or more in the Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE) means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Other published figures
- 2026 entry: Places allocated by the local authority to selective-assessed boys (PAN 150): 125
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Borden Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 138First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8864527,z,4,Borden Grammar School,123,121,114,3,2,346,138,65,77,1.2105263157894737,1.1219512195121952,10,2,Academy converter,No religious character,11.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001474,Sittingbourne and Sheppey,137800,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 346All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8864527,z,4,Borden Grammar School,123,121,114,3,2,346,138,65,77,1.2105263157894737,1.1219512195121952,10,2,Academy converter,No religious character,11.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001474,Sittingbourne and Sheppey,137800,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 123Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8864527,z,4,Borden Grammar School,123,121,114,3,2,346,138,65,77,1.2105263157894737,1.1219512195121952,10,2,Academy converter,No religious character,11.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001474,Sittingbourne and Sheppey,137800,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 2.8Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8864527,z,4,Borden Grammar School,123,121,114,3,2,346,138,65,77,1.2105263157894737,1.1219512195121952,10,2,Academy converter,No religious character,11.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001474,Sittingbourne and Sheppey,137800,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
Past figures for Borden Grammar School, as published by the school or the council (a guide, not a promise):
At a glance
Borden Grammar School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Year 7 places
- 150Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says:
The number of planned admissions for the year commencing September 2027 will be 150.
View the official source2027 entry - The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
- Pupils
- Boys (girls join in the sixth form)PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says:
Borden Grammar School is the 11-18 selective grammar school for boys in the town of Sittingbourne and the surrounding areas (and for girls from the age of 16).
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- Entrance test
- Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE)
- The test children sit to be considered.
- Opens a short explanationcatchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.
- named-districts
- Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
- Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
- Yes, for this school
- An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
- School type
- Academy converterSchool typeChecked 12 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Get Information about Schools).The source says:
137800,"886","Kent","4527","Borden Grammar School","34","Academy converter"
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
Key dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.
Kent County Council (hosted by school)
5 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Done: School place applications open (CAF)
Source: Borden Grammar School, checkedDone: Test day
Done: Results
Coming up: National Offer Day
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked
Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: National Offer Day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
How places are given
5 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, Borden Grammar School gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).
- 1
Looked-after and previously looked-after children
The policy's own words
1. Children in Local Authority Care (LAC or IAPLAC)
- 2
Up to 15% of places: free school meals (FSM)-eligible boys in ME9-ME12
The policy's own words
2. Free School Meal Eligibility – up to 15% of places
- 3
Brother (or sister in the sixth form) at the school
The policy's own words
3. Current Family Association
- 4
Health and special access reasons
The policy's own words
4. Health and Special Access Reasons
- 5
Postcode tiers: ME9-ME12, then ME8 and ME13, then elsewhere (distance within tier)
The policy's own words
5. Traditional School Areas
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: Borden Grammar School, checked
- Supplementary form
- Only families applying under the free school meals priority (postcodes ME9 to ME12) need the school's supplementary form; return it to the school by 31 October 2026, as well as naming Borden on the council application form.Source: Borden Grammar School, checked
The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.
More detail from our guide
2027 entry. Status of Borden Grammar School's arrangements: Not knownBorden Grammar School: Document status (2027)Not known: no official source states this..
Oversubscription rules, in order: (1) Looked-after and previously looked-after children. (2) Up to 15% of places: FSM-eligible boys in ME9-ME12. (3) Brother (or sister in the sixth form) at the school. (4) Health and special access reasons. (5) Postcode tiers: ME9-ME12, then ME8 and ME13, then elsewhere (distance within tier).Borden Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: places will be allocated to eligible boys in the following order:
View the official source
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Catchment or priority area | Traditional school areas by postcode: ME9-ME12 first, then ME8 and ME13, then anywhere elseBorden Grammar School: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: 5. Traditional School Areas – a) Firstly, children who reside in the postcode areas beginning with the following: ME9, ME10, ME11 and ME12.View the official source |
| How distance is measured | straight-lineBorden Grammar School: Method (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLView the official source |
| Sibling priority | YesBorden Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: 3. Current Family Association – a brother (or sister in the Sixth Form) attending the school when the child starts.View the official source |
| Children of staff | NoBorden Grammar School: Staff children priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: places will be allocated to eligible boys in the following order:View the official source |
| Pupil premium (qualified children) | Up to 15% of places for boys in ME9-ME12 eligible for targeted FSM at any time in Years 3-6; SIF by 31 October 2026Borden Grammar School: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: 2. Free School Meal Eligibility – up to 15% of places for admission into Year 7 will be reserved for children in postcodes ME9, ME10, ME11 and ME12View the official source |
| Supplementary form | Only families applying under the free school meals priority (postcodes ME9 to ME12) need the school's supplementary form; return it to the school by 31 October 2026, as well as naming Borden on the council application form.Borden Grammar School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 12 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: Parents wishing to apply underthis criterion must ensure that they complete a Supplementary Information Form and return it to the school by 31 October 2026.View the official source |
| Waiting list | Awaiting confirmationBorden Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Official sources disagree; we are confirming this with the publisher.View the official source |
2028 entry: Borden Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Borden Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: No 2028-entry arrangements published on the school site.
View the official source.
The test
Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE)
- Test
- Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE)
- Test date, 2027 entry
- Thursday 10 September 2026
Borden Grammar School considers children assessed as suitable for grammar school in the Kent Test (how it works).
The school's own test. Borden Grammar School also runs the Borden Assessment Procedure (Borden Test)Borden Grammar School: NameChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: The Borden Assessment Procedure for Admissions to Year 7 (Optional) September 2027
View the official source, a second route to a place at this school only. Check the school's own information for how results are used.
| Own test | |
|---|---|
| Written by | QuestBorden Grammar School: Test providerChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: The Borden test is designed by Quest Learning.View the official source |
| Registration opened | 1 June 2026Borden Grammar School: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: they need to register to do so between 9.00am Monday, 1 June 2026 and st 4.00pm on Wednesday, 1 July 2026.View the official source |
| Registration closed | 1 July 2026Borden Grammar School: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: they need to register to do so between 9.00am Monday, 1 June 2026 and st 4.00pm on Wednesday, 1 July 2026.View the official source |
| Test date | 12 September 2026Borden Grammar School: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: Testing will take place at Borden Grammar School, Sittingbourne on Saturday,12 September 2026.View the official source |
| Papers | English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoningBorden Grammar School: SubjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: a) English (reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, spelling) b) Mathematics (problem-solving, arithmetic, reasoning) c) Verbal Reasoning (using language and logic to solve puzzles) d) Non-Verbal Reasoning (working with shapes and patterns)View the official source |
| Who can sit it | Boys who have also sat the Kent Test; optional extra chance; shared purpose with HighstedBorden Grammar School: EligibilityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: To be eligible for the Borden Assessment Procedure boys must have sat the Kent Test.View the official source |
Open days
All this year's events have passed
Done: Year 6 open evening (passed)
5.30-7.30pm
Done: Open morning (tour slots) (passed)
9.15-11.00am
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
General information, not legal advice.
You can appeal for a place at Borden Grammar School if you named it on your application. Kent appeals for 2027 entry: lodge by 13 April 2027Kent 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: Tuesday 13 April 2027 Appeals need to be lodged by this date to be heard before September
View the official source to be heard before September.
Keep a realistic second choice. See Kent Test reviews and appeals.
What is different about Borden Grammar School
- Pupil premium priority. Up to 15% of places for boys in ME9-ME12 eligible for targeted FSM at any time in Years 3-6; SIF by 31 October 2026Borden Grammar School: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says:
2. Free School Meal Eligibility – up to 15% of places for admission into Year 7 will be reserved for children in postcodes ME9, ME10, ME11 and ME12
View the official source - Where you live. Traditional school areas by postcode: ME9-ME12 first, then ME8 and ME13, then anywhere elseBorden Grammar School: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says:
5. Traditional School Areas – a) Firstly, children who reside in the postcode areas beginning with the following: ME9, ME10, ME11 and ME12.
View the official source
Other Kent schools
How far offers reached at all 32 schools on the same test
Listed A to Z. Each school has its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.
Listed A to Z by school name.
Barton Court Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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Borden Grammar SchoolBoys(this school)
No distance published
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Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
No distance published
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Cranbrook SchoolBoys and girls
Lowest score offered: 349 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
349
Dane Court Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
–
No distance published
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Dartford Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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Dover Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
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Dover Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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No distance published
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No distance published
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No distance published
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No distance published
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Offers reached 9.8 miles2026 entry
Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
No distance published
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Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, FavershamBoys and girls
No distance published
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Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
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Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
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Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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The Folkestone School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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No distance published
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Lowest score offered: 389 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
389
The Norton Knatchbull SchoolBoys
No distance published
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Offers reached 11 miles2025 entry
Lowest score offered: 378 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
378
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
Offers reached 1.961 miles2026 entry
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysBoys
Offers reached 14.78 miles2026 entry
Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
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Wilmington Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
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Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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Source: Maidstone Grammar School, checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.
Official documents and sources
8 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Borden Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Borden Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Borden Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Borden Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Borden Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Borden Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- Department for Education (Get Information about Schools)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 11 Oct 2026
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