Best Grammar Schools in Kent

A selective boys grammar school in Dartford, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,543 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

78.9

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

99.5%

Year 7 places

180

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityThere are 130 Priority Area places and 50 places for applicants regardless of address. Both groups are ranked by Kent Test score, with pupil-premium sub-priorities in each category.

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A selective boys grammar school in Tonbridge, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,499 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

78.3

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

99.0%

Year 7 places

180

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityUp to 157 places are allocated to boys in the Inner Area and 23 to boys in the Outer Area. The Inner Area covers TN1 to TN15, ME18 and ME19, selected TN16 and DA4 sectors, and Halstead parish.

A selective girls grammar school in Tonbridge, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,164 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

77.0

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

97.2%

Year 7 places

180

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityArea places cover Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Tunbridge Wells Borough and Sevenoaks District. Trustee places are for applicants outside those districts, and all main allocations are ranked by Kent Test combined score.

A selective girls grammar school in Dartford, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,248 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

77.3

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

97.8%

Year 7 places

180

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityThere are 100 priority-area places for girls living in the Borough of Dartford or the named parishes: Ash-cum-Ridley, Hartley, Crockenhill, Hextable, Eynsford, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Farningham, Swanley, Fawkham, and West Kingsdown. Within each oversubscription criterion, girls are ranked by aggregate Kent Test score, with distance used only to break tied scores.

A selective boys grammar school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,141 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

72.7

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

96.9%

Year 7 places

160

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityMost places are tied to the West Kent Area, defined as within three miles plus named parishes. Outer Area places remain available after the West Kent criteria.

A selective girls grammar school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,095 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

72.5

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

94.6%

Year 7 places

174

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityPriority includes girls living in named parishes or within a 4-mile radius, followed by distance ranking. Up to 17 Governors’ Places are for eligible girls in that area who are ranked by aggregate Kent Test score.

A selective girls grammar school in Maidstone, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,645 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

70.8

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

92.6%

Year 7 places

240

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — no local priorityThere is no fixed catchment boundary. After higher-priority categories, eligible applicants are ranked by straight-line distance from home to school using KCC address-point data.

A selective girls grammar school in Tonbridge, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,902 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

69.3

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

95.4%

Year 7 places

270

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityGeographic priority uses distance to the Tonbridge campus for listed Tonbridge and Sevenoaks postcodes and parishes before all other postcodes.

A selective girls grammar school in Ashford, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,543 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

69.2

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

92.7%

Year 7 places

210

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — no local priorityThere is no fixed catchment area. Distance from school is the fifth admissions criterion, so addresses farther from the school rank lower when that criterion is reached.

A selective boys grammar school in Gravesend, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,493 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

67.9

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

97.7%

Year 7 places

210

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityGravesend Grammar prioritises boys living in the Borough of Gravesham, then the named surrounding parish groups, before all other eligible children. Within each criterion, pupil premium applicants are ranked first and then distance from home to school is used.

A selective boys grammar school in Canterbury, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,211 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

69.4

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

90.6%

Year 7 places

150

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityThere is a 9-mile radius priority within the oversubscription rules, but qualifying boys outside the radius can still be considered by aggregate score.

A selective co-educational grammar school in Cranbrook, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 918 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

68.3

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

88.9%

Year 7 places

90

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityCranbrook's priority area covers the civil parishes of Cranbrook, Sissinghurst, Goudhurst, Staplehurst, Frittenden, Benenden, Sandhurst, and Hawkhurst, plus any other permanent address within 8.5 kilometres of the school.

A selective boys grammar school in Dartford, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,178 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

67.6

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

95.4%

Year 7 places

180

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityPriority includes siblings, staff, up to 18 governor places within five miles, named parishes and wards or a 1.5-mile area, pupil premium within three miles, then all other eligible boys by distance.

A selective boys grammar school in Maidstone, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,415 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

67.0

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

91.4%

Year 7 places

205

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityListed parishes provide priority but are not an absolute boundary; other qualifying applicants can still be considered. Distance is used within priority groups after free school meals, sibling and staff criteria.

A selective boys grammar school in Maidstone, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,088 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

66.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

93.6%

Year 7 places

160

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — no local priorityThere is no fixed catchment area. After priority categories, distance from the permanent home address to the school is measured in a straight line using the NLPG address point.

A selective co-educational grammar school in Broadstairs, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,227 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

67.2

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

89.4%

Year 7 places

165

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — no local priorityThere is no fixed catchment boundary. After looked-after, medical, pupil-premium, and sibling priorities, remaining successful Kent Test applicants are ranked by straight-line distance from home to school using NLPG address points.

A selective girls grammar school in Canterbury, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,256 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

66.0

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

90.2%

Year 7 places

180

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — no local priorityThere is no catchment or priority area. After the higher-priority care, sibling, health and Pupil Premium categories, qualified applicants are ranked by straight-line distance from their permanent home address to the school.

A selective co-educational grammar school in Faversham, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,101 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

65.7

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

90.7%

Year 7 places

180

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — no local priorityThere is no catchment area. Eligible applicants are ordered through the published priority groups, with straight-line distance from the permanent home address to the school used as the final criterion and tie-break.

A selective girls grammar school in Dartford, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,163 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

65.3

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

90.8%

Year 7 places

180

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityPriority areas matter. Qualified girls can receive priority through the 1.5-mile area, named parishes and wards, the 5-mile governor-place rule, or pupil-premium priority within 3 miles; remaining eligible applicants are ranked by straight-line distance.

A selective co-educational grammar school in Canterbury, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,005 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

66.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

85.9%

Year 7 places

150

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — no local priorityThere is no published Year 7 catchment boundary. After looked-after, Pupil Premium, sibling and medical/social priority, remaining applicants are ranked by straight-line distance from home to school.

A selective boys grammar school in Folkestone, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,015 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

65.2

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

90.4%

Year 7 places

150

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityAfter looked-after children, Harvey prioritises successful boys in Folkestone and Hythe, with a separate pupil premium priority within the district. Straight-line distance is then used within those groups and for other successful boys.

A selective boys grammar school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,799 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

64.5

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

88.4%

Year 7 places

300

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityPriority areas are a 3-mile radius, then named parishes, then all other eligible boys by distance. Pupil Premium priority applies within oversubscribed criteria when the SIF is returned.

A selective boys grammar school in Ashford, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,289 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

64.2

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

82.7%

Year 7 places

210

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — no local priorityThere is no fixed catchment area. After priority categories, distance from the permanent home address to the school is measured in a straight line using the NLPG address point.

A selective boys grammar school in Dover, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 899 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

63.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

90.1%

Year 7 places

150

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — no local priorityThere is no fixed catchment boundary. After priority categories, eligible boys are ranked by straight-line distance from the permanent home address to the school if places are oversubscribed.

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A selective girls grammar school in Maidstone, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,274 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

62.7

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

82.4%

Year 7 places

210

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — no local priorityThere is no fixed catchment boundary in the checked policy. Distance is used after Pupil Premium and current family association, measured straight line using NLPG address points.

A selective boys grammar school in Sittingbourne, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 928 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

62.7

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

83.3%

Year 7 places

150

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityTraditional school areas apply after the earlier statutory, pupil-premium, family and health criteria. Qualified boys are then considered first in ME9 to ME12, then ME8 and ME13, then elsewhere, with straight-line distance used to break ties.

A selective girls grammar school in Gravesend, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,430 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

62.2

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

83.9%

Year 7 places

210

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityPriority postcode groups affect allocation, but applicants outside those areas can still be considered. Within postcode groups, Free School Meals priority comes first, followed by Kent PESE aggregated score and then distance.

A selective co-educational grammar school in Ramsgate, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,388 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

62.2

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

81.8%

Year 7 places

180

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityThe 2027 policy gives a named-area priority for children living in Thanet, Broomfield, Chestfield, Herne, Herne Bay, Reculver, Swalecliffe, and Whitstable. Distance is then used inside each criterion.

A selective girls grammar school in Sittingbourne, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 832 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

61.9

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

83.2%

Year 7 places

150

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — no local priorityThere is no fixed catchment boundary. After priority categories, straight-line distance from the permanent home address to the school is measured using NLPG address point data.

A selective girls grammar school in Folkestone, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,159 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

62.3

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

80.5%

Year 7 places

180

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityGirls living in the District of Folkestone and Hythe are prioritised ahead of other successful applicants. Within the district and open categories, straight-line distance is used to rank applicants.

A selective co-educational grammar school in Sandwich, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,016 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

59.0

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

75.8%

Year 7 places

150

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — local priorityThe 2027 criteria include a local pupil premium priority for CT3, CT11, CT12, CT13, CT14, CT15 or CT16 applicants within 8.5 miles. Other eligible applicants can still be ranked by distance.

A selective girls grammar school in Dover, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 872 pupils on roll.

Attainment 8?

56.7

Grade 5+ Eng & maths?

69.7%

Year 7 places

140

Sixth form

Yes

Catchment

Anyone can apply — no local priorityThere is no fixed catchment boundary. After eligibility and priority categories, remaining places are ranked by straight-line distance from home to school, with closest applicants higher priority.