England · Grammar school
Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend · Boys only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 137099)
Overview
- Address
- Church Walk, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2PR
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Boys only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 1,495
- Capacity
- 1,032
- Eligible for free school meals
- 10.8%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Fully selective area30% of Year 7 places offered in Kent for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Kent Test
- Qualifying score
- aggregate 332 with no section below 108 (Kent Test threshold for September 2026 entry) (2026 entry)
- Catchment area
- For September 2027 entry, after children in care, medical need, brothers and children of staff, Gravesend Grammar School gives priority first to boys living in the Borough of Gravesham; then the parishes of Ash-cum-Ridley, Bean, Fawkham, Hartley, Longfield and New Barn, Southfleet, Swanscombe and Greenhithe, Stansted and the unparished area of Ebbsfleet; then the parishes of Stone, Darenth, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods. Within each group, pupil premium boys come first, then others, nearest first.
- Children from outside the catchment
- Sometimes: For September 2027 entry, boys living outside Gravesham and the named parishes come last and are offered places only if any remain.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 642 applicants named this school (254 as their first choice) for 209 places. 3 of 209 offers went to children living outside Kent.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Kent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 209 | 642 | 254 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Sept 2025 | 209 | 681 | 247 | 1.2 | 2 |
| Sept 2024 | 210 | 777 | 289 | 1.4 | 1 |
| Sept 2023 | 210 | 710 | 274 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Sept 2022 | 210 | 745 | 271 | 1.3 | 3 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Kent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 210 | 803 | 315 | 1.5 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 | 210 | 671 | 234 | 1.1 | 12 |
| Sept 2019 | 174 | 597 | 202 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Sept 2018 | 174 | 605 | 226 | 1.3 | 8 |
| Sept 2017 | 172 | 475 | 157 | 0.9 | 41 |
| Sept 2016 | 173 | 471 | 168 | 1.0 | 43 |
| Sept 2015 | 159 | 431 | 183 | 1.2 | 20 |
| Sept 2014 | 150 | 393 | 152 | 1.0 | 4 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Kent" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (skinners-school.co.uk, gravesend.reactfiles.co.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates for September 2027 entry
- Test registration (Kent Test)
- 1 June 2026 to 1 July 2026
- Test date
- 10 September 2026, 12 September 2026, 13 September 202610 Sep for children at Kent primaries; 12-13 Sep for children at non-Kent primaries. Late registration only in limited cases (email kent.admissions@kent.gov.uk); sources conflict. Dates come from school/tuition pages; official page kent.gov.uk/kenttest not seen. One guide mentions 12 Feb offer, unclear.
- Results sent to families
- 15 October 2026
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- 1 August 2011
Unverified: test dates come from desk research (medium confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: kelsi.org.uk, lenham.kent.sch.uk, cognito.org, leadingtuition.co.uk.
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Guide to the Kent Test and its schools · How applying works
Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (kelsi.org.uk), last checked 1 November 2026 · Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 18 March 2025. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade for state schools.
Inspection history (4)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 67.9 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97.7% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 46% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99.5% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 63.2 (2023/24) → 65.3 (2024/25) → 67.9 (2025/26).
215 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- DA12 2PR
- Map location
- 51.43708, 0.38386
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 01474331893
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- gravesendgrammar.com
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 137099) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026