Grammar School Guides
Real admissions details for individual grammar schools — gender intake, catchment area, Year 7 places, and how oversubscription is resolved — sourced from each school’s own current admissions policy. Starting with Kent and Greater London; more regions are being added.
Not sure which test your area uses? See UK Grammar Schools: List, Competition & Results, or read how the Kent Test and London’s own-test schools each work.
Kent
Tonbridge
The Judd School
Boys · 11-18 (co-educational sixth form)
The Judd School, Tonbridge — a selective boys' grammar school. Kent Test admissions, catchment areas, and what to check before applying.
Tonbridge Grammar School
Girls · 11-18
Tonbridge Grammar School — a highly oversubscribed girls' grammar school. Kent Test admissions, the Area/Trustee Places split, and real competitiveness figures.
Weald of Kent Grammar School
Girls · 11-18 (co-educational sixth form)
Weald of Kent Grammar School, Tonbridge — a selective girls' grammar school with a co-educational sixth form and a Sevenoaks site. Kent Test admissions.
Dartford
Dartford Grammar School
Boys · 11-18 (co-educational sixth form)
Dartford Grammar School — a selective boys' grammar school. Kent Test / PESE admissions, the Priority Area system, and how the two admission groups are ranked.
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Girls · 11-18
Dartford Grammar School for Girls — a selective girls' grammar school, a separate school from Dartford Grammar School. Kent Test admissions and priority-area parishes.
Maidstone
Maidstone Grammar School
Boys · 11-18 (girls admitted in sixth form only)
Maidstone Grammar School — a selective boys' grammar school founded 1549, girls admitted in sixth form. Kent Test admissions and its parish-based priority system.
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Girls · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls — a selective girls' grammar school with a mixed sixth form. Kent Test admissions and the full oversubscription priority order.
Invicta Grammar School
Girls · 11-18
Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone — a selective girls' grammar school with a 240-place Year 7 intake. Kent Test admissions with no catchment area, ranked by distance.
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Boys · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Oakwood Park Grammar School, Maidstone — a selective boys' grammar school with a co-educational sixth form. Kent Test admissions with no catchment area, ranked by distance.
Canterbury
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Boys · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, Canterbury — a foundation boys' grammar school with a mixed sixth form. Kent Test / PESE admissions.
Barton Court Grammar School
Mixed · 11-18
Barton Court Grammar School, Canterbury — a selective co-educational grammar school. Kent Test admissions with no catchment area, ranked by distance.
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Girls · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School, Canterbury — a selective girls' grammar school with its own co-educational sixth form. Kent Test admissions with no catchment area.
Tunbridge Wells
The Skinners' School
Boys · 11-18 (co-educational sixth form from 2026)
The Skinners' School, Tunbridge Wells — a selective boys' grammar school with a co-educational sixth form from 2026. Kent Test admissions and the West Kent Area / Outer Area split.
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Boys · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys — a selective boys' grammar school with a mixed sixth form, across sites in Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks. Kent Test admissions.
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Girls · 11-18
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School — a selective girls' grammar school. Kent Test admissions, the 4-mile-or-parishes priority area, the 17 Governors' places, and the full oversubscription order.
Wilmington
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Boys · 11-18 (joint co-educational sixth form, WG6, with the girls' school)
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys — a selective boys' grammar school near Dartford, with a joint co-educational sixth form. Kent Test admissions, the 'Governor Places' band, and the tiered priority area.
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Girls · 11-18 (joint co-educational sixth form, WG6, with the boys' school)
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls — a selective girls' grammar school near Dartford, with a joint co-educational sixth form. Kent Test admissions, the maths-based 'Governor Places', and the tiered priority area.
Gravesend
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Girls · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend — a selective girls' grammar school with a mixed sixth form. Kent Test admissions and a two-tier postcode-based priority area.
Gravesend Grammar School
Boys · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Gravesend Grammar School — a selective boys' grammar school with a mixed sixth form. Kent Test admissions and a tiered geographic priority area.
Dover
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Boys · 11-18
Dover Grammar School for Boys — a selective 11-18 boys' grammar school. Kent Test (or the school's own test) admissions with no catchment area, ranked by distance.
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Girls · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Dover Grammar School for Girls — a selective girls' grammar school with its own co-educational sixth form. Kent Test (or the school's own test) admissions with no catchment area.
Folkestone
The Harvey Grammar School
Boys · 11-18
The Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone — a selective 11-18 boys' grammar school founded in 1674. Kent Test (or the school's own Shepway Test) admissions with a Folkestone & Hythe priority.
The Folkestone School for Girls
Girls · 11-18
The Folkestone School for Girls — the district's selective girls' grammar school, with a girls-only sixth form. Kent Test (or the joint Shepway Test) admissions with a Folkestone & Hythe priority.
Sittingbourne
Borden Grammar School
Boys · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Borden Grammar School, Sittingbourne — a selective boys' grammar school with a co-educational sixth form. Kent Test (or the school's Borden Test) admissions with a postcode-tiered priority.
Highsted Grammar School
Girls · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Highsted Grammar School, Sittingbourne — a selective girls' grammar school with a co-educational sixth form. Kent Test (or the Highsted Procedure) admissions with no catchment area.
Ashford
Highworth Grammar School
Girls · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Highworth Grammar School, Ashford — a large selective girls' grammar school with a co-educational sixth form. Kent Test admissions with no catchment area, mostly ranked by distance.
The Norton Knatchbull School
Boys · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
The Norton Knatchbull School, Ashford — a selective boys' grammar school with a co-educational sixth form. Kent Test admissions with no catchment area.
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury
Aylesbury Grammar School
Boys · 11-18
Aylesbury Grammar School — a selective boys' grammar school with its own sixth form. Secondary Transfer Test admissions, ranked by a multi-tier catchment and priority system.
Aylesbury High School
Girls · 11-18
Aylesbury High School — a selective girls' grammar school with its own sixth form. Secondary Transfer Test admissions, ranked by a multi-tier catchment and priority system.
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Mixed · 11-18
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, Aylesbury — a selective co-educational grammar school. Secondary Transfer Test admissions, with catchment ranked below several priority tiers.
Greater London
Barnet
The Henrietta Barnett School
Girls · 11-18
The Henrietta Barnett School, Barnet — one of England's most selective girls' grammar schools. Its two-round entrance test, oversubscription criteria, and real competitiveness figures.
Queen Elizabeth's School
Boys · 11-18
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet — a highly selective boys' grammar school founded 1573. Its own entrance test, rank-order admissions, and no catchment area.
Kingston upon Thames
Tiffin School
Boys · 11-18 (mixed sixth form since 2019)
Tiffin School, Kingston upon Thames — a highly selective boys' grammar school with a mixed sixth form. Its own two-stage entrance test and Priority Area.
The Tiffin Girls' School
Girls · 11-18 (girls-only sixth form)
The Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Thames — a highly selective girls' grammar school, a separate school from Tiffin School. Its two-stage test and Inner/Designated Area system.
Sutton
Wilson's School
Boys · 11-18
Wilson's School, Sutton — a selective boys' grammar school in the Sutton consortium. The Selective Eligibility Test, the 1:2:2 weighting, and the Sutton-resident tie-break.
Nonsuch High School for Girls
Girls · 11-18
Nonsuch High School for Girls, Sutton — a selective girls' grammar school in the Sutton consortium. Its two-stage test (SET then NWSSEE) and its catchment/open-place split.