Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
Ramsgate, Kent · Mixed · 11-18
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School, Ramsgate — a co-educational Thanet grammar school on three sites. Kent Test admissions with a coastal priority area.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Admissions test | Kent Test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 180 |
| Official website | www.ccgrammarschool.co.uk/ |
The entrance test
Every applicant sits the first stage; each step below narrows to the last.
Sit the Kent Test
Reach the county selective standard
Ranked — premium & sibling tiers, then Thanet area, then distance
Places offered
180
A co-educational grammar school on the Isle of Thanet that brings together the former Chatham House Grammar School (boys) and Clarendon House Grammar School (girls) — Chatham House took the current name on academy conversion in 2011 and Clarendon House was amalgamated in by 2013 — working across lower, upper and sixth-form sites in Ramsgate. Entry is via the Kent Test; when oversubscribed, priority runs looked-after children, health / special-access, Pupil or Service Premium, siblings, staff children, then a defined Thanet-and-north-Kent-coast area, then everyone else by distance.
How places are decided
Priority order when the school is oversubscribed. The small categories are settled first.
- 1Looked-after & previously looked-after children
- 2Health / special-access reasons
- 3Pupil Premium / Service Premium
- 4Siblings
- 5Children of staff
- 6The defined Thanet / north-Kent-coast areamost places
- 7All other applicants — by distance
Catchment & priority area
Area-based priority
A defined priority area covering Thanet, Broomfield, Chestfield, Herne, Herne Bay, Reculver, Swalecliffe and Whitstable — a broad coastal strip, not just Ramsgate — is criterion 6 of 7 in the oversubscription order, above only the general list. Its exact boundary is a map in the school's admission arrangements. Within every tier, and for applicants outside the area, straight-line distance decides.
Key dates
The same timetable for every Kent grammar school. Confirm the current year with KCC.
1 June – 1 July
Register for the Kent Test with KCC
Early September
Test sat, in Year 6
15 October
Results released
1 March
National offer day
Always verify against the school’s own current admissions policy — criteria, catchment boundaries and places-available can all change between admissions cycles, and Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School’s own website is the authoritative source, not this page.
All Kent grammar schools use the same county-wide test — see the format, timeline and registration process. For the wider picture of grammar schools across England, see UK Grammar Schools: List, Competition & Results.
Common questions about Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
What is the catchment area for Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School?
A defined priority area covering Thanet, Broomfield, Chestfield, Herne, Herne Bay, Reculver, Swalecliffe and Whitstable (the boundary is a map in the school's policy) — but it is only criterion 6 of 7, below Pupil Premium, siblings and staff children.
Is Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School co-educational?
Yes. It brings together the former Chatham House Grammar School (boys) and Clarendon House Grammar School (girls) — unified as an academy in 2011, with Clarendon House amalgamated in by 2013 — and the sixth form is co-educational too.
How many places does Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School offer?
The Published Admission Number for Year 7 is 180.
How is Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School organised?
Across three Ramsgate sites — a Lower School for Years 7 to 9 (Chatham Street), an Upper School for Years 10 to 11 (Clarendon Gardens) and the CCVI Sixth Form Centre (Cavendish Street).
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