- Grammar school for girls
- Kent 11+
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls: 11+ entry
Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent ME16 0SF
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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: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, 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 Maidstone Grammar School for Girls 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.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Maidstone Grammar School for Girls 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 | 132First-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,8864523,z,4,Maidstone Grammar School for Girls,133,132,103,8,6,699,132,234,165,1.2815533980582525,0.9924812030075187,105,24,Foundation school,No religious character,9.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001349,Maidstone and Malling,118836,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 699All 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,8864523,z,4,Maidstone Grammar School for Girls,133,132,103,8,6,699,132,234,165,1.2815533980582525,0.9924812030075187,105,24,Foundation school,No religious character,9.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001349,Maidstone and Malling,118836,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 133Places 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,8864523,z,4,Maidstone Grammar School for Girls,133,132,103,8,6,699,132,234,165,1.2815533980582525,0.9924812030075187,105,24,Foundation school,No religious character,9.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001349,Maidstone and Malling,118836,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 5.3Applicants 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,8864523,z,4,Maidstone Grammar School for Girls,133,132,103,8,6,699,132,234,165,1.2815533980582525,0.9924812030075187,105,24,Foundation school,No religious character,9.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001349,Maidstone and Malling,118836,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
No past cut-off figures for Maidstone Grammar School for Girls confirmed yet. Kent County Council's allocation statistics are being captured by hand.
At a glance
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.The source says:
The school will admit girls into Years 7 to 11 and girls and boys into Years 12 and 13.
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- Year 7 places
- 210Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.The source says:
The Published Admissions Number is 210.
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.
- No catchment area
- Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
- Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
- Yes, see the admission rules
- An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
- School type
- Foundation schoolSchool typeChecked 12 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Get Information about Schools).The source says:
118836,"886","Kent","4523","Maidstone Grammar School for Girls","05","Foundation school"
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
4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, Maidstone Grammar School for Girls 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 girls
The policy's own words
● Eligible girls who are looked after and previously looked after children:
- 2
Pupil premium girls
The policy's own words
● Students in receipt of Pupil Premium:
- 3
Sister or brother at MGGS or Maidstone Grammar School when the child starts
The policy's own words
● Current family association:
- 4
Distance from home to school
The policy's own words
● Distance from home to school:
Source: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, checked
- Supplementary form
- Supplementary Information Form only for pupil premium priority, by 31 OctoberSource: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, 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 the school's arrangements: determinedMaidstone Grammar School for Girls: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.The source says: September 2025 | Headteacher 19th November 2025 | September 2026 | Annually
View the official source.
Oversubscription rules, in order: (1) Looked-after and previously looked-after girls. (2) Pupil premium girls. (3) Sister or brother at MGGS or Maidstone Grammar School when the child starts. (4) Distance from home to school.Maidstone Grammar School for Girls: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.The source says: When the school is oversubscribed, the following oversubscription criteria will be used in the order shown:
View the official source
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Catchment or priority area | No catchment; after priority groups, places go by straight-line distanceMaidstone Grammar School for Girls: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.The source says: ● Distance from home to school:View the official source |
| How distance is measured | straight-lineMaidstone Grammar School for Girls: Method (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.The source says: measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point.View the official source |
| Sibling priority | YesMaidstone Grammar School for Girls: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.The source says: ● Current family association: This is defined as a sister or brother attending either Maidstone Grammar School for Girls or Maidstone Grammar School when the child starts.View the official source |
| Pupil premium (qualified children) | Qualified girls eligible for pupil premium (FSM at any point in the last 6 years, not infant FSM only); no cap or area condition; SIF due by 31 October.Maidstone Grammar School for Girls: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.The source says: ● Students in receipt of Pupil Premium:View the official source |
| Supplementary form | Supplementary Information Form only for pupil premium priority, by 31 OctoberMaidstone Grammar School for Girls: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.The source says: complete the attached st Supplementary Information Form and return it to the school by 31 October in the year of application.View the official source |
2028 entry: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Maidstone Grammar School for Girls; 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
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls 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: 11+ open evening for current Year 5 and Year 6 (passed)
16.30-19.30
Source: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, 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 Maidstone Grammar School for Girls 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 the Kent Test guide.
What is different about Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
- Pupil premium priority. Qualified girls eligible for pupil premium (FSM at any point in the last 6 years, not infant FSM only); no cap or area condition; SIF due by 31 October.Maidstone Grammar School for Girls: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.The source says:
● Students in receipt of Pupil Premium:
View the official source - Where you live. No catchment; after priority groups, places go by straight-line distanceMaidstone Grammar School for Girls: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.The source says:
● Distance from home to school:
View the official source - Short, simple rules: looked-after girls, pupil premium girls, siblings at MGGS or the boys' Maidstone Grammar School, then distance.
- Sibling priority counts brothers at Maidstone Grammar School as well as sisters at MGGS.
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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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
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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(this school)
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
6 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
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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