Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham
Faversham, Kent · Mixed · 11-18
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham — a co-educational grammar school, a 1576 foundation of Elizabeth I. Kent Test admissions with no catchment area, ranked by distance.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Admissions test | Kent Test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 180 |
| Official website | www.queenelizabeths.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 — Pupil Premium, siblings & staff, then distance
Places offered
180
A co-educational grammar school — a 1576 foundation of Elizabeth I, and the first fully co-educational grammar school in Kent (from 1967). Entry is via the Kent Test. When oversubscribed the order is looked-after children, then targeted-free-school-meals / Pupil Premium children, then siblings, then children of staff, then medical / health / social cases, 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 children
- 2Targeted free school meals / Pupil Premium
- 3Siblings
- 4Children of staff
- 5Medical / health / social & special-access reasons
- 6Nearest to the school (straight-line distance)most places
Catchment & priority area
No catchment area
No catchment area or priority zone — despite what some listings claim, there is no Faversham or Swale catchment. Straight-line distance from home to the school is the final tier and the tie-breaker within earlier tiers.
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 Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham’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 Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham
Does Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham have a catchment area?
No — despite what some listings say, there is no Faversham or Swale catchment. Once the priority tiers are settled, places go by straight-line distance from home to the school.
Is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham co-educational?
Yes — it has been fully co-educational since 1967, when it became the first co-educational grammar school in Kent.
How many places does Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham offer?
The Published Admission Number for Year 7 is 180.
What test do you sit for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham?
The Kent Test, the county-wide assessment sat once in Year 6. The school sets no separate score of its own for Year 7 entry.
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