- Grammar school for boys
- Kent 11+
The Harvey Grammar School: 11+ entry
Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 5JY
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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: The Harvey 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 The Harvey 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.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to The Harvey 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 | 190First-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,8864101,z,4,The Harvey Grammar School,147,147,142,5,0,348,190,88,44,1.3380281690140845,1.2925170068027212,2,0,Academy converter,No religious character,12.5,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001239,Folkestone and Hythe,138480,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 348All 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,8864101,z,4,The Harvey Grammar School,147,147,142,5,0,348,190,88,44,1.3380281690140845,1.2925170068027212,2,0,Academy converter,No religious character,12.5,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001239,Folkestone and Hythe,138480,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 147Places 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,8864101,z,4,The Harvey Grammar School,147,147,142,5,0,348,190,88,44,1.3380281690140845,1.2925170068027212,2,0,Academy converter,No religious character,12.5,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001239,Folkestone and Hythe,138480,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 2.4Applicants 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,8864101,z,4,The Harvey Grammar School,147,147,142,5,0,348,190,88,44,1.3380281690140845,1.2925170068027212,2,0,Academy converter,No religious character,12.5,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001239,Folkestone and Hythe,138480,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
No past cut-off figures for Harvey Grammar School confirmed yet. Kent County Council's allocation statistics are being captured by hand.
At a glance
The Harvey Grammar School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says:
The Harvey Grammar School is a 11-18 selective grammar school for boys in the district of Folkestone and Hythe.
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- Year 7 places
- 150Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says:
The number of intended admissions for the year commencing September 2027 will be 150 at age 11.
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:
138480,"886","Kent","4101","The Harvey 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
4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, The Harvey 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 or Previously in Local Authority Care
- 2
Pupil premium boys living in Folkestone and Hythe district
The policy's own words
2. Boys in receipt of Pupil Premium who reside in the District of Folkestone and Hythe
- 3
Boys living in Folkestone and Hythe district
The policy's own words
3. Boys who reside in the District of Folkestone and Hythe
- 4
Other eligible boys, nearest first
The policy's own words
4. Other boys who satisfy the selection requirements
Source: The Harvey Grammar School, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- No priority for brothers and sisters.Source: The Harvey Grammar School, checked
- Supplementary form
- Only families applying under the pupil premium priority need the school's supplementary form; email it with evidence to the school by 31 October.Source: The Harvey 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 Harvey Grammar School's arrangements: determinedThe Harvey Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: ADMISSIONS POLICY Approved: February 2026 Review Date: February 2027
View the official source.
Oversubscription rules, in order: (1) Looked-after and previously looked-after children. (2) Pupil premium boys living in Folkestone and Hythe district. (3) Boys living in Folkestone and Hythe district. (4) Other eligible boys, nearest first.The Harvey Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: Places will be awarded according to rank order within each sub-section:
View the official source
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Catchment or priority area | Folkestone and Hythe district (formerly Shepway), map in the policy appendixThe Harvey Grammar School: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: 3. Boys who reside in the District of Folkestone and Hythe (formerly known as Shepway)View the official source |
| How distance is measured | straight-lineThe Harvey Grammar School: Method (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point.View the official source |
| Sibling priority | NoThe Harvey Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: Places will be awarded according to rank order within each sub-section:View the official source |
| Children of staff | NoThe Harvey Grammar School: Staff children priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: Places will be awarded according to rank order within each sub-section:View the official source |
| Pupil premium (qualified children) | Second: pupil premium boys living in Folkestone and Hythe districtThe Harvey Grammar School: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: 2. Boys in receipt of Pupil Premium who reside in the District of Folkestone and HytheView the official source |
2028 entry: The Harvey Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by The Harvey 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
Harvey Grammar School considers children assessed as suitable for grammar school in the Kent Test (how it works).
The school's own test. The Harvey Grammar School also runs the Shepway TestThe Harvey Grammar School: NameChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: both through our own procedure, the Shepway Test, and through that of Kent County Council.
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 | |
|---|---|
| Registration opened | 1 June 2026The Harvey Grammar School: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: Both are st available from 1 June 2026.View the official source |
| Registration closed | 3 July 2026The Harvey Grammar School: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: by 9am on 3 July 2026View the official source |
| Test date | 12 September 2026The Harvey Grammar School: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: We shall be holding entrance tests on the morning of Saturday 12 September 2026.View the official source |
| Results | October 2026The Harvey Grammar School: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: Assessment decisions will be sent to you by Kent Secondary Admissions in October 2026.View the official source |
| Papers | verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English and mathsThe Harvey Grammar School: SubjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: The tests used will include Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning Tests and tests set to address the National Curriculum Key Stage 2 targets in English and Mathematics.View the official source |
| Who can sit it | Boys must first be registered for the Kent Test; used by Harvey (and Folkestone School for Girls)The Harvey Grammar School: EligibilityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: To take part in the Shepway procedure, you will first need to register your son to take the Kent Test by midnight on 1 July 2026.View the official source |
| Pass standard | Score expected to predict sixth-form readiness, roughly the top 25% nationallyThe Harvey Grammar School: Pass ruleChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says: It is anticipated that this level will correspond approximately with that which would be attained or exceeded by 25% of the age group nationally.View the official source |
Open days
Not published yet
No dated open events for Harvey Grammar School confirmed yet; see the school's website.
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 Harvey 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 the Kent Test 11+ guide.
What is different about Harvey Grammar School
- Pupil premium priority. Second: pupil premium boys living in Folkestone and Hythe districtThe Harvey Grammar School: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says:
2. Boys in receipt of Pupil Premium who reside in the District of Folkestone and Hythe
View the official source - Where you live. Folkestone and Hythe district (formerly Shepway), map in the policy appendixThe Harvey Grammar School: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Harvey Grammar School.The source says:
3. Boys who reside in the District of Folkestone and Hythe (formerly known as Shepway)
View the official source - No sibling rule. Having a brother or sister at the school does not give extra priority.
- Order of priority. After looked-after children, priority goes to pupil premium boys in Folkestone and Hythe, then all boys in the district, then distance.
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
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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The Harvey Grammar SchoolBoys(this school)
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
5 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
- The Harvey Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- The Harvey Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- The Harvey Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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