Oakwood Park Grammar School
Maidstone, Kent · Boys · 11-18 (mixed sixth form)
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
Oakwood Park Grammar School, Maidstone — a selective boys' grammar school with a co-educational sixth form. Kent Test admissions with no catchment area, ranked by distance.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Boys |
| Age range | 11-18 (mixed sixth form) |
| Admissions test | Kent Test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 160 |
| Official website | www.opgs.org/ |
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 — siblings & health, then Student Premium, then distance
Places offered
160
A boys' grammar school in Maidstone with its own co-educational sixth form (girls join at 16). Entry is via the Kent Test — a higher score gives no ranking advantage. When oversubscribed the order is looked-after children, then siblings, then health / special-access cases, then free-school-meals ('Student Premium') boys, then everyone else by straight-line distance.
How places are decided
Priority order when the school is oversubscribed. The small categories are settled first.
- 1Looked-after & previously looked-after boys
- 2Siblings
- 3Health / special-access reasons
- 4Free school meals ('Student Premium')
- 5Nearest to the school (straight-line distance)most places
Catchment & priority area
No catchment area
No catchment or priority area — straight-line distance from home to the school is the final tier, deciding the places not taken by an earlier criterion.
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 Oakwood Park 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 Oakwood Park Grammar School
Does Oakwood Park Grammar School have a catchment area?
No. Once looked-after children, siblings, health / special-access cases and free-school-meals ('Student Premium') boys are settled, remaining places go by straight-line distance from home to the school.
Does a higher Kent Test score help at Oakwood Park Grammar School?
No — the Kent Test decides eligibility only. Among qualified boys, places are ranked by the oversubscription criteria, ending in distance; the score itself gives no advantage.
Is the sixth form at Oakwood Park Grammar School mixed?
Yes — Years 7 to 11 are boys, and the school runs its own co-educational sixth form, admitting girls at 16.
How many places does Oakwood Park Grammar School offer?
The Published Admission Number for Year 7 is 160.
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