Dane Court Grammar School
Broadstairs, Kent · Mixed · 11-18
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
Dane Court Grammar School, Broadstairs — a selective co-educational Thanet grammar school with an International Baccalaureate sixth form. Kent Test admissions with no catchment area.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Admissions test | Kent Test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 165 |
| Official website | www.danecourt.kent.sch.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 — Free School Meals & sibling tiers, then distance
Places offered
165
A co-educational Thanet grammar school selecting on the Kent Test, with a sixth form that follows the International Baccalaureate rather than A-levels. There is no catchment area: after an EHCP naming the school, then looked-after children, then medical / health / special-access cases, then children who have had Free School Meals in the last six years, then siblings, all remaining places go by straight-line distance to the school's front gate.
How places are decided
Priority order when the school is oversubscribed. The small categories are settled first.
- 1An EHCP naming the school
- 2Looked-after & previously looked-after children
- 3Medical / health / special-access reasons
- 4Free School Meals in the last 6 years
- 5Siblings
- 6Nearest to the school (straight-line distance)most places
Catchment & priority area
No catchment area
No catchment area. If a child meets the qualifying standard they can apply regardless of where they live; distance from home to the school gate is the tie-breaker for every place not taken by an earlier criterion. Free-School-Meals priority is uncapped and sits above siblings.
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 Dane Court 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 Dane Court Grammar School
Does Dane Court Grammar School have a catchment area?
No. Any child who meets the qualifying standard can apply regardless of where they live; once the priority tiers are settled, places go by straight-line distance to the school's front gate.
Is Dane Court Grammar School a boys' or girls' school?
It is co-educational throughout. Its sixth form follows the International Baccalaureate (IBDP and IBCP) rather than A-levels.
How many places does Dane Court Grammar School offer?
The agreed admission number for Year 7 is 165.
Who gets priority at Dane Court Grammar School?
In order: an EHCP naming the school, looked-after and previously looked-after children, medical / health / special-access cases, children who have received Free School Meals at any point in the last six years, siblings, then everyone else by distance.
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