GCSE results 2026

Kent GCSE results 2026

Provisional 2025/26 results for 100 state secondary schools in Kent, 17,915 pupils. Kent ranks 48 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which rose by 0.3 points on 2025.

Grade 5+ English & maths

49.3%

1.5 pts above England

Grade 7+ English & maths

16.6%

1.9 pts above England

Attainment 8

48.6

1.0 points above England

Council rank

48 / 151

By average Attainment 8

Kent at a glance

Highest Attainment 8: Dartford Grammar School (78.9); highest non-selective: Duke of York's Royal Military School (58.9).
Schools range from 29.2 to 78.9 on Attainment 8, a spread of 49.7 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged 35.8, 16.2 points behind their classmates (a wider gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Dartford Grammar School (73.0).
Kent has 32 grammar schools, which lift the council average. Compare the non-selective schools with each other. Grammar schools in Kent.
Most improved on 2025: The John Wallis Church of England Academy, up 5.8 points to 36.4.

Every Kent secondary school, ranked

Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths

#	School	Pupils	Attainment 8	vs 2025	Grade 4+ E&M	Grade 5+ E&M	Grade 7+ E&M	Disadvantaged A8
1	Dartford Grammar SchoolGrammar · Boys	182	78.9	−1.0	99.5%	99.5%	78.0%	73.0
2	The Judd SchoolGrammar · Boys	191	78.3	−0.1	100.0%	99.0%	73.8%	—
3	Dartford Grammar School for GirlsGrammar · Girls	179	77.3	+1.8	100.0%	97.8%	71.5%	72.8
4	Tonbridge Grammar SchoolGrammar · Girls	180	77.0	−0.2	98.9%	97.2%	76.1%	—
5	The Skinners' SchoolGrammar · Boys	160	72.7	+1.9	100.0%	96.9%	50.0%	64.6
6	Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolGrammar · Girls	148	72.5	−0.9	99.3%	94.6%	52.0%	—
7	Invicta Grammar SchoolGrammar · Girls	242	70.8	0.0	98.3%	92.6%	49.2%	69.8
8	Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysGrammar · Boys	160	69.4	+2.6	95.6%	90.6%	50.0%	69.8
9	Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolGrammar · Girls	302	69.3	−0.7	99.0%	95.4%	44.0%	60.5
10	Highworth Grammar SchoolGrammar · Girls	220	69.2	−1.6	99.5%	92.7%	40.9%	64.5
11	Cranbrook SchoolGrammar · Christian	144	68.3	+1.4	96.5%	88.9%	36.1%	60.2
12	Gravesend Grammar SchoolGrammar · Boys	215	67.9	+2.6	99.5%	97.7%	46.0%	65.1
13	Wilmington Grammar School for BoysGrammar · Boys	173	67.6	+3.0	98.8%	95.4%	48.0%	58.5
14	Dane Court Grammar SchoolGrammar	160	67.2	+1.9	97.5%	89.4%	53.1%	58.9
15	Maidstone Grammar SchoolGrammar · Boys	197	67.0	−1.4	98.0%	91.4%	41.6%	66.4
16	Barton Court Grammar SchoolGrammar	142	66.1	−0.3	97.2%	85.9%	43.0%	60.0
17	Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolGrammar · Boys	157	66.1	−2.8	99.4%	93.6%	42.7%	60.8
18	Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolGrammar · Girls	174	66.0	−1.7	96.6%	90.2%	42.0%	55.1
19	Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolGrammar	151	65.7	+0.6	97.4%	90.7%	36.4%	61.6
20	Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsGrammar · Girls	174	65.3	−1.4	96.6%	90.8%	39.7%	67.7
21	The Harvey Grammar SchoolGrammar · Boys	146	65.2	+3.4	97.9%	90.4%	30.8%	63.8
22	Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysGrammar · Boys	292	64.5	+0.8	96.9%	88.4%	30.8%	63.2
23	The Norton Knatchbull SchoolGrammar · Boys	208	64.2	−3.1	96.6%	82.7%	35.1%	62.0
24	Dover Grammar School for BoysGrammar · Boys	142	63.1	−2.3	98.6%	90.1%	31.0%	62.5
25	Borden Grammar SchoolGrammar · Boys	138	62.7	−0.5	95.7%	83.3%	33.3%	58.6
26	Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsGrammar · Girls	176	62.7	−3.7	96.6%	82.4%	25.6%	55.3
27	The Folkestone School for GirlsGrammar · Girls	174	62.3	+4.4	96.6%	80.5%	23.0%	58.9
28	Chatham & Clarendon Grammar SchoolGrammar	187	62.2	−1.8	92.0%	81.8%	25.1%	56.1
29	Mayfield Grammar School, GravesendGrammar · Girls	205	62.2	−2.1	98.5%	83.9%	23.9%	56.6
30	Highsted Grammar SchoolGrammar · Girls	143	61.9	+0.8	93.7%	83.2%	28.7%	58.5
31	Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolGrammar	161	59.0	−3.7	88.8%	75.8%	19.3%	54.6
32	Duke of York's Royal Military School	81	58.9	+3.9	87.7%	70.4%	18.5%	—
33	Dover Grammar School for GirlsGrammar · Girls	132	56.7	−3.2	90.9%	69.7%	18.9%	54.1
34	Bennett Memorial Diocesan SchoolChurch of England	294	53.4	−0.6	79.3%	56.8%	13.6%	43.6
35	Trinity SchoolChristian	175	49.7	+3.0	74.9%	45.1%	8.6%	40.3
36	Hillview School for GirlsGirls	225	49.1	+1.1	73.3%	46.7%	6.2%	39.6
37	School of Science and Technology Maidstone	188	49.1	+1.1	78.2%	48.4%	7.4%	43.2
38	Dartford Science & Technology CollegeGirls	150	47.1	−2.0	71.3%	53.3%	9.3%	36.0
39	Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy	219	46.5	+3.6	61.2%	46.1%	17.8%	39.9
40	St John's Catholic ComprehensiveRoman Catholic	195	45.3	+3.2	63.6%	33.8%	6.7%	36.7
41	Wye School	91	45.3	−1.3	71.4%	47.3%	4.4%	40.3
42	Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet	131	45.2	+2.7	53.4%	30.5%	8.4%	36.8
43	Leigh Academy Wilmington	226	45.1	−0.3	64.6%	39.8%	7.1%	38.3
44	St Anselm's Catholic School, CanterburyRoman Catholic	183	45.0	+5.6	59.6%	36.6%	6.6%	35.8
45	St Gregory's Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic	185	44.8	+1.0	68.6%	46.5%	10.8%	28.8
46	Leigh Academy Tonbridge	91	43.9	+0.8	62.6%	34.1%	6.6%	39.9
47	Skinners' Kent Academy	170	43.8	+5.4	65.9%	40.0%	9.4%	33.7
48	The Charles Dickens School	200	42.8	+0.3	56.0%	29.5%	2.5%	37.4
49	Towers School and Sixth Form Centre	260	42.4	+1.8	59.6%	37.7%	7.3%	36.8
50	Westlands School	304	42.3	+1.7	64.5%	35.5%	3.0%	34.3
51	Saint George's Church of England SchoolChurch of England	208	42.1	+0.8	63.9%	39.9%	4.8%	29.2
52	Wrotham School	188	42.1	+2.6	59.0%	33.5%	4.8%	35.1
53	St Simon Stock Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic	176	42.0	−4.6	59.7%	31.3%	2.8%	29.9
54	Leigh Academy Mascalls	186	41.9	+1.5	56.5%	34.9%	5.4%	34.3
55	Leigh Academy Longfield	168	41.8	+1.6	60.7%	32.1%	8.3%	35.7
56	Valley Park School	264	41.8	+4.2	56.1%	33.3%	5.7%	32.5
57	Knole Academy	213	41.3	−3.0	58.7%	35.7%	9.4%	31.9
58	Leigh UTC Dartford	121	41.3	−3.1	57.9%	35.5%	6.6%	35.1
59	Ursuline CollegeRoman Catholic	146	40.0	+3.9	57.5%	35.6%	0.7%	36.0
60	Northfleet School for GirlsGirls	204	39.8	−3.2	53.4%	34.8%	4.4%	34.3
61	The Holmesdale School	77	39.7	−1.9	58.4%	22.1%	3.9%	33.8
62	Stone Lodge School	169	39.5	+1.9	49.7%	26.0%	4.1%	35.6
63	The North School	220	39.4	−1.7	51.8%	31.8%	3.6%	32.7
64	Turner Free School	175	39.4	+1.8	55.4%	29.7%	1.7%	36.4
65	Hadlow Rural Community School	62	39.3	+3.0	46.8%	27.4%	3.2%	35.2
66	The Malling School	158	39.3	−1.7	57.6%	26.6%	2.5%	34.7
67	Orion Spires	135	39.2	+3.1	51.1%	31.1%	3.7%	30.8
68	King Ethelbert School	145	38.7	+1.9	50.3%	25.5%	2.8%	34.6
69	The Marsh Academy	180	38.7	+1.0	55.0%	32.8%	5.6%	32.2
70	Meopham School	175	38.4	−1.5	54.3%	28.6%	6.3%	29.8
71	Orchards Academy	106	38.3	−3.0	46.2%	27.4%	0.9%	32.1
72	Leigh Academy Hugh Christie	124	38.2	−2.3	41.1%	20.2%	3.2%	32.9
73	Folkestone Academy	174	38.0	+4.3	52.3%	25.9%	2.3%	32.3
74	Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre	289	37.7	−2.0	48.4%	21.1%	1.4%	31.4
75	St George's Church of England Foundation SchoolChurch of England	211	37.4	−0.3	50.7%	21.8%	0.9%	31.6
76	The Whitstable School	202	37.4	−1.9	54.5%	26.7%	3.5%	26.8
77	The Lenham School	155	37.3	+0.3	45.8%	18.7%	0.6%	33.2
78	Aylesford School	167	37.2	−0.4	47.9%	21.0%	1.8%	27.7
79	Cornwallis Academy	164	37.2	−1.4	51.2%	27.4%	3.0%	29.5
80	Fulston Manor School	201	36.8	+1.5	40.8%	22.4%	2.0%	31.0
81	The Abbey School	207	36.7	+1.2	56.0%	27.5%	2.9%	32.3
82	Thamesview School	170	36.6	+2.3	50.6%	21.8%	1.8%	29.3
83	The John Wallis Church of England AcademyChurch of England	232	36.4	+5.8	48.3%	23.7%	3.0%	31.0
84	Brockhill Park Performing Arts College	217	36.1	−1.3	41.9%	16.6%	0.5%	32.2
85	The Maplesden Noakes School	241	36.0	−3.6	44.4%	16.6%	0.8%	27.2
86	Dover Christ Church Academy	139	35.8	+5.4	48.9%	27.3%	0.7%	28.6
87	Northfleet Technology CollegeBoys	144	35.7	0.0	50.7%	26.4%	3.5%	29.5
88	Herne Bay High School	240	35.5	−1.3	47.5%	22.9%	4.2%	29.3
89	St Augustine AcademyChurch of England	117	35.4	+0.3	51.3%	23.9%	3.4%	29.9
90	Hartsdown Academy	147	35.3	+3.2	44.9%	27.2%	1.4%	31.8
91	The Canterbury Academy	228	35.2	−3.8	46.1%	24.1%	0.4%	25.5
92	The Sittingbourne School	281	34.8	+0.7	43.1%	24.2%	1.8%	30.2
93	St Edmund's Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic	105	33.7	−5.3	34.3%	18.1%	1.0%	29.5
94	Leigh Academy Minster	219	33.2	+4.8	37.4%	15.5%	0.5%	28.0
95	The Archbishop's SchoolChurch of England	140	32.1	−3.1	38.6%	19.3%	1.4%	27.0
96	The Royal Harbour Academy	148	31.1	+2.2	33.1%	16.2%	2.0%	29.5
97	Goodwin Academy	154	30.7	+0.2	30.5%	10.4%	0.0%	28.1
98	Astor Secondary School	143	30.3	+2.4	35.0%	11.9%	1.4%	26.6
99	Sandwich Technology School	219	30.0	−5.3	25.1%	11.9%	0.5%	25.8
100	New Line Learning Academy	138	29.2	−3.0	31.2%	13.8%	2.9%	25.8
	England average		47.6		66.8%	47.8%	14.7%	37.7

Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.

Kent against the rest of the South East

Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026

Reading these figures

Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.