Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Gravesend, Kent · Girls · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
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.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 (mixed sixth form) |
| Admissions test | Kent Test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 210 |
| Official website | mgsg.co.uk/ |
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 — Priority Area 1, then Area 2, by score then distance
Places offered
210
A girls' grammar school (mixed sixth form) selecting on the Kent Test. When oversubscribed, after looked-after children and siblings, places go to girls in Priority Area 1 (a defined set of postcodes) ahead of Priority Area 2 and then everyone else — ranked within each tier by highest Kent Test score, then distance, with free-school-meals girls prioritised in the two priority areas.
How places are decided
Priority order when the school is oversubscribed. The small categories are settled first.
- 1Looked-after & previously looked-after girls
- 2Siblings
- 3Priority Area 1 postcodes — FSM first, then score, then distancemost places
- 4Priority Area 2 postcodes — same order
- 5Girls in neither area — by score, then distance
Catchment & priority area
Area-based priority
A two-tier postcode system. Priority Area 1 covers postcodes DA2 6, DA2 8, DA3, DA4, DA9–DA13, ME3, TN15 7 and a few individual TN15 6 codes; Priority Area 2 covers DA1, DA2 7, ME2, TN13, TN14 and the rest of TN15. Area 1 is prioritised over Area 2. Check the school's current policy for the exact postcode list.
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 Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend’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 Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
What is the catchment area for Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend?
A two-tier postcode system: Priority Area 1 (DA2 6/8, DA3, DA4, DA9–13, ME3, TN15 7 and a few individual TN15 6 codes) is prioritised over Priority Area 2 (DA1, DA2 7, ME2, TN13, TN14, rest of TN15). Check the school's current policy for the exact list.
How are places decided at Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend?
In order: looked-after children, siblings, Priority Area 1 postcodes, Priority Area 2 postcodes, then everyone else — ranked within each tier by highest Kent Test score then distance, with free-school-meals girls prioritised in the two priority areas.
Does Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend admit boys?
Not at Year 7 — it's a girls' grammar school. The sixth form is co-educational.
How many places does Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend have?
The Published Admission Number for Year 7 is 210 (raised from 180 in 2021).
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