Sir Roger Manwood's School
Sandwich, Kent · Mixed · 11-18
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
Sir Roger Manwood's School, Sandwich — a selective co-educational grammar school. Kent Test admissions, ranked by distance with a Pupil Premium postcode tier.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Admissions test | Kent Test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 150 |
| Official website | www.manwoods.co.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 — sibling & Pupil Premium tiers, then distance
Places offered
150
A co-educational grammar school in Sandwich, founded in 1563, selecting on the Kent Test. When oversubscribed the order is an EHCP naming the school, then looked-after children, then siblings, then Pupil Premium-eligible children living in a defined east-Kent postcode band, then children of staff, then all remaining places by straight-line distance.
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 children
- 3Siblings
- 4Pupil Premium in CT3/11/12/13/14/15/16 within 8.5 miles
- 5Children of staff
- 6Nearest to the school (straight-line distance)most places
Catchment & priority area
No catchment area
No general catchment area — remaining places are decided by straight-line distance. One tier is geographic, though: Pupil Premium priority is limited to children in the CT3, CT11, CT12, CT13, CT14, CT15 and CT16 postcodes living within 8.5 miles of the school.
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 Sir Roger Manwood's 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 Sir Roger Manwood's School
Does Sir Roger Manwood's School have a catchment area?
Not a general one — remaining places go by straight-line distance. Pupil Premium priority is the one geographic tier: it applies only to children in the CT3, CT11, CT12, CT13, CT14, CT15 and CT16 postcodes within 8.5 miles of the school.
Is Sir Roger Manwood's School co-educational?
Yes — boys and girls are admitted at 11 and throughout the school.
How many places does Sir Roger Manwood's School offer?
The Published Admission Number for Year 7 is 150 — the school moved to five forms of entry in recent years.
What test do you sit for Sir Roger Manwood's School?
The Kent Test, the county-wide assessment sat once in Year 6.
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