Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, Kent · Boys · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
Gravesend Grammar School — a selective boys' grammar school with a mixed sixth form. Kent Test admissions and a tiered geographic priority area.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Boys |
| Age range | 11-18 (mixed sixth form) |
| Admissions test | Kent Test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 210 |
| Official website | www.gravesendgrammar.com/ |
The entrance test
Every applicant sits the first stage; each step below narrows to the last.
Sit the Kent Test
Reach the selective standard
Ranked by geography — Gravesham borough, then parishes, then distance
Places offered
210
A boys' grammar school (mixed sixth form) selecting on the Kent Test. When oversubscribed, after looked-after children, medical/social need, siblings and children of staff, priority runs by geography: boys in Gravesham borough, then a set of named parishes, then a wider set, then straight-line distance. Pupil-premium-eligible boys are ranked first within each geographic tier.
How places are decided
Priority order when the school is oversubscribed. The small categories are settled first.
- 1Looked-after & previously looked-after boys
- 2Medical / social need
- 3Siblings
- 4Children of staff
- 5Gravesham borough residentsmost places
- 6Named parishes (criterion 6)
- 7Wider parish band (criterion 7)
- 8All other applicants — pupil premium first, then distance
Catchment & priority area
Area-based priority
A tiered geographic priority: first Gravesham borough, then named parishes (Ash-cum-Ridley, Bean, Fawkham, Hartley, Longfield & New Barn, Southfleet, Swanscombe & Greenhithe, Stansted, and unparished Ebbsfleet), then a further band (Stone, Darenth, Horton Kirby & South Darenth, Cliffe, Cliffe Woods). Check the school's current policy.
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 Gravesend 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 Gravesend Grammar School
Does Gravesend Grammar School have a catchment area?
A tiered geographic priority: Gravesham borough first, then named parishes, then a wider band, then straight-line distance. Check the school's current policy for the exact parish list.
How are places decided at Gravesend Grammar School?
In order: looked-after children, medical/social need, siblings, children of staff, then Gravesham borough, then named parishes, then a wider parish band, then everyone else — ranked within each geographic tier by pupil-premium eligibility first, then straight-line distance.
Is the sixth form mixed at Gravesend Grammar School?
Yes — Years 7 to 11 are boys, and the sixth form is co-educational.
How many places does Gravesend Grammar School have?
The Published Admission Number for Year 7 is 210, expanded from 174 in 2021.
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