- Grammar school for boys
- Kent 11+
Gravesend Grammar School: 11+ entry
Church Walk, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2PR
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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
210
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: Gravesend 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 Gravesend 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: First preferences: 255
- 2026 entry: Places offered on National Offer Day: 210
- 2026 entry: Places offered to all other eligible boys: 0
- 2026 entry: Places offered to boys in the more distant listed parishes: 0
- 2026 entry: Places offered to boys in the nearer group of listed civil parishes (offers did not reach the more distant parishes): 35
- 2026 entry: Places offered to boys living in Gravesham: 145
- 2026 entry: Places offered to boys whose Education, Health and Care Plan ()Opens a short explanationEHCPEducation, Health and Care PlanA legal document, written by the council, for a child who needs more support than a school can usually give. If a plan names a school, that school must admit the child. names the school: 1
- 2026 entry: Places offered to boys with siblings at the school: 26
- 2026 entry: Places offered to children of staff: 3
- 2026 entry: Places offered to looked-after children: 0
- 2026 entry: Total preferences (school named anywhere): 643
- 2025 entry: Year 7 appeals heard: 50
Source: Gravesend Grammar School, checked
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Gravesend 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 | 254First-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,8865465,z,4,Gravesend Grammar School,209,209,176,22,9,642,254,130,126,1.4431818181818181,1.215311004784689,153,3,Academy converter,No religious character,9.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001254,Gravesham,137099,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 642All 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,8865465,z,4,Gravesend Grammar School,209,209,176,22,9,642,254,130,126,1.4431818181818181,1.215311004784689,153,3,Academy converter,No religious character,9.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001254,Gravesham,137099,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 209Places 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,8865465,z,4,Gravesend Grammar School,209,209,176,22,9,642,254,130,126,1.4431818181818181,1.215311004784689,153,3,Academy converter,No religious character,9.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001254,Gravesham,137099,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 3.1Applicants 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,8865465,z,4,Gravesend Grammar School,209,209,176,22,9,642,254,130,126,1.4431818181818181,1.215311004784689,153,3,Academy converter,No religious character,9.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001254,Gravesham,137099,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
Past figures for Gravesend Grammar School, as published by the school or the council (a guide, not a promise):
At a glance
Gravesend Grammar School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gravesend Grammar School.The source says:
will seek to admit 210 boys in September 2027
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- Year 7 places
- 210Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gravesend Grammar School.The source says:
will seek to admit 210 boys in September 2027
View the official source2027 entry - The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
- 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:
137099,"886","Kent","5465","Gravesend 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
8 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, Gravesend 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. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children
- 2
Medical, health, social and special access needs, with professional evidence
The policy's own words
2. Medical health, social and special access reasons will be applied
- 3
Siblings attending when the child joins
The policy's own words
3. Eligible Children who have a sibling who will be attending the School when the child joins.
- 4
Children of staff (2+ years, or skills-shortage post)
The policy's own words
4. Eligible Children who have a parent who is a member of staff at the school
- 5
Living in the Borough of Gravesham
The policy's own words
5. Eligible Children who live within the Borough of Gravesham.
- 6
Living in named nearby parishes (Ash-cum-Ridley to Ebbsfleet group)
The policy's own words
6. Eligible Children who live within the civil parishes of Ash-cum-Ridley
- 7
Living in Stone, Darenth, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods
The policy's own words
7. Eligible Children who live within the civil parishes of Stone, Darenth
- 8
All other eligible boys
The policy's own words
8. All other Eligible Children.
Source: Gravesend Grammar School, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: Gravesend Grammar School, checked
- Supplementary form
- Only families of children in receipt of pupil premium need the school's supplementary form; email it to the school's admissions team by 31 October. Other families do not need one.Source: Gravesend Grammar School, checked
- Waiting list
- Kept by the school, ranked by the oversubscription criteria; join via the Kent County Council (KCC) form after National Offer DaySource: Gravesend 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 Gravesend Grammar School's arrangements: Not knownGravesend 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) Medical, health, social and special access needs, with professional evidence. (3) Siblings attending when the child joins. (4) Children of staff (2+ years, or skills-shortage post). (5) Living in the Borough of Gravesham. (6) Living in named nearby parishes (Ash-cum-Ridley to Ebbsfleet group). (7) Living in Stone, Darenth, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods. (8) All other eligible boys.Gravesend Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Gravesend Grammar School.The source says: the following criteria will be applied, in the order they appear.
View the official source
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Catchment or priority area | Priority by area: Gravesham borough first, then two named groups of nearby civil parishes, then all othersGravesend Grammar School: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Gravesend Grammar School.The source says: Eligible Children who live within the Borough of Gravesham.View the official source |
| How distance is measured | straight-lineGravesend Grammar School: Method (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Gravesend Grammar School.The source says: measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address pointView the official source |
| Tie-break | random selectionGravesend Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Gravesend Grammar School.The source says: the event more than one applicant has the same distance, a random selection will be applied.View the official source |
| Sibling priority | YesGravesend Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Gravesend Grammar School.The source says: Eligible Children who have a sibling who will be attending the School when the child joins.View the official source |
| Children of staff | YesGravesend Grammar School: Staff children priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Gravesend Grammar School.The source says: Eligible Children who have a parent who is a member of staff at the school provided they have been employed for a minimum of two yearsView the official source |
| Waiting list | Kept by the school, ranked by the oversubscription criteria; join via the KCC form after National Offer DayGravesend Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Gravesend Grammar School.The source says: may request their child be added to the School’s waiting list which will be ranked in accordance with the School’s oversubscription criteriaView the official source |
2028 entry: Gravesend Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Gravesend Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admission Arrangements 2027 | 13th Jan 2026 | Download
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
Gravesend Grammar School considers children assessed as suitable for grammar school in the Kent Test (how it works).
Open days
All this year's events have passed
Done: Open morning (encouraged for Year 5 pupils) (passed)
9:00am-11:00am
Done: Open morning (encouraged for Year 6 pupils) (passed)
9:00am-11:00am
Source: Gravesend Grammar School, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- The school (appeals in writing to the Clerk to the Governors)Source: Gravesend Grammar School, checked
General information, not legal advice.
You can appeal for a place at Gravesend 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.
Who arranges appeals: The school (appeals in writing to the Clerk to the Governors)Gravesend Grammar School: Arranged by (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Gravesend Grammar School.The source says: Appeal requests should be made in writing to the Clerk to the Governors at the School Address.
View the official source
The school's own appeal deadline for 2027 entry: 25 March 2027Gravesend Grammar School: Deadline (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Gravesend Grammar School.The source says: 25th March 2027 | Deadline for appeals to be made to Gravesend Grammar School.
View the official source.
Keep a realistic second choice. See Kent Test reviews and appeals.
What is different about Gravesend Grammar School
- Where you live. Priority by area: Gravesham borough first, then two named groups of nearby civil parishes, then all othersGravesend Grammar School: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Gravesend Grammar School.The source says:
Eligible Children who live within the Borough of Gravesham.
View the official source - Pupil premium boys are ranked first inside every criterion rather than in one separate criterion.
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
–
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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Gravesend Grammar SchoolBoys(this school)
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
- 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
- Gravesend Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Gravesend Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Gravesend Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Gravesend Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Gravesend Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Gravesend Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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