Invicta Grammar School
Maidstone, Kent · Girls · 11-18
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
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.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Admissions test | Kent Test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 240 |
| Official website | www.invicta.viat.org.uk/ |
The entrance test
Every applicant sits the first stage; each step below narrows to the last.
Sit the Kent Test
Reach the qualifying standard
Ranked by distance once other tiers are settled
Places offered
240
A selective girls' grammar school with one of the larger Year 7 intakes among Kent grammars. Entry is via the Kent Test; once looked-after and previously looked-after children are accommodated, remaining places go by straight-line distance from home to the school 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 girls
- 3Nearest to the school (straight-line distance)most places
Catchment & priority area
No catchment area
No formal catchment area or priority zone — distance from home to school is the tiebreaker for all remaining places, and pupils are reported to come from as far as Ashford, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks, not just Maidstone itself.
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 Invicta 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 Invicta Grammar School
Does Invicta Grammar School have a catchment area?
No formal catchment or priority zone. Once looked-after children and EHCP places are settled, remaining places are allocated by straight-line distance from home to the school.
How big is Invicta Grammar School's intake?
240 Year 7 places — one of the larger intakes among Kent grammar schools.
How far do pupils travel to Invicta Grammar School?
Because distance is the tie-break rather than a fixed zone, pupils are reported to come from as far as Ashford, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks, not just Maidstone.
What test does Invicta Grammar School use?
The Kent Test, the county-wide assessment sat once in Year 6.
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