- Grammar school for boys and girls
- Kent 11+
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School: 11+ entry
Abbey Place, Faversham, Kent ME13 7BQ
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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
180
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: Queen Elizabeth's 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 Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham 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 Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham 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 | 220First-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,8865449,z,4,Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School,180,180,175,4,1,535,220,151,107,1.2571428571428571,1.2222222222222223,7,1,Academy converter,No religious character,7.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001235,Faversham and Mid Kent,136570,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 535All 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,8865449,z,4,Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School,180,180,175,4,1,535,220,151,107,1.2571428571428571,1.2222222222222223,7,1,Academy converter,No religious character,7.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001235,Faversham and Mid Kent,136570,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 180Places 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,8865449,z,4,Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School,180,180,175,4,1,535,220,151,107,1.2571428571428571,1.2222222222222223,7,1,Academy converter,No religious character,7.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001235,Faversham and Mid Kent,136570,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 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,8865449,z,4,Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School,180,180,175,4,1,535,220,151,107,1.2571428571428571,1.2222222222222223,7,1,Academy converter,No religious character,7.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001235,Faversham and Mid Kent,136570,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
No past cut-off figures for Queen Elizabeth's confirmed yet. Kent County Council's allocation statistics are being captured by hand.
At a glance
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- mixedPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says:
co-educational
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- Year 7 places
- 180Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says:
The Published Admission Number (PAN) for the school is 180
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)
- SIF for targeted FSM / pupil premium priority
- 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:
136570,"886","Kent","5449","Queen Elizabeth's 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
6 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham 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. A looked after child is a child who is
- 2
Targeted free school meals or pupil premium
The policy's own words
2. Children who are currently in receipt of Targeted Free School Meals
- 3
Brother or sister at the school when the child starts
The policy's own words
3. Current Family Association
- 4
Children of staff (2+ years or skills-shortage post)
The policy's own words
4. Children of staff
- 5
Medical, health, social and special access reasons
The policy's own words
5. Medical, health, social and special access reasons
- 6
Nearness of home to school
The policy's own words
6. Nearness of children’s homes to school
Source: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, checked
- Supplementary form
- SIF for targeted free school meals (FSM) / pupil premium prioritySource: Queen Elizabeth's 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 the school's arrangements: determinedQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says: Policy approved by the Full Governing Body on 11th December 2025, to be reviewed annually. Year 7 Entry: September 2027
View the official source.
Oversubscription rules, in order: (1) Looked-after and previously looked-after children. (2) Targeted free school meals or pupil premium. (3) Brother or sister at the school when the child starts. (4) Children of staff (2+ years or skills-shortage post). (5) Medical, health, social and special access reasons. (6) Nearness of home to school.Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says: places will be allocated to eligible children in the following priority order:
View the official source
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Catchment or priority area | noneQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says: 6. Nearness of children’s homes to schoolView the official source |
| How distance is measured | straight-lineQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham: Method (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says: measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point.View the official source |
| Tie-break | random selection, independently supervisedQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says: then a random selection will be applied. Where tie breakers or random selections are used, the process will be independently supervised.View the official source |
| Sibling priority | YesQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says: 3. Current Family Association – a brother or sister attending the school when the child starts.View the official source |
| Children of staff | YesQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham: Staff children priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says: 4. Children of staff, where the member of staff has been employed at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School on a permanent contract for 2 years or moreView the official source |
| Pupil premium (qualified children) | Second: children receiving targeted FSM or pupil premium (shown in the calendar year before entry); SIF requiredQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says: 2. Children who are currently in receipt of Targeted Free School MealsView the official source |
| Supplementary form | SIF for targeted FSM / pupil premium priorityQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says: under this criterion parents or guardians will be required to complete a Supplementary Information Form so that checks can be made to determine eligibility.View the official source |
2028 entry: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Queen Elizabeth's 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
Queen Elizabeth's 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 (passed)
9:00-12:00
Done: Open morning (passed)
9:00-12:00
Done: Open evening (passed)
17:30-19:30
Source: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- Clerk to the Appeal Panel at the school (appeal by letter)Source: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, checked
General information, not legal advice.
You can appeal for a place at Queen Elizabeth's 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: Clerk to the Appeal Panel at the school (appeal by letter)Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham: Arranged by (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says: Clerk to the Appeal Panel, Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Abbey Place, Faversham, Kent ME13 7BQ.
View the official source
Keep a realistic second choice. See the Kent Test guide.
What is different about Queen Elizabeth's
- Pupil premium priority. Second: children receiving targeted FSM or pupil premium (shown in the calendar year before entry); SIF requiredQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.The source says:
2. Children who are currently in receipt of Targeted Free School Meals
View the official source - Where you live. There is no catchment area: after the priority groups, distance decides.
- Targeted free school meals or pupil premium children come second, straight after looked-after children.
- Children of staff have priority above medical and social reasons.
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
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(this school)
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
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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