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Grammar schools in Kent
32 grammar schools in Kent, with 11-plus test dates, registration deadlines, places and qualifying scores where each school publishes them.
Key dates
- Registration opens: 1 June 2026 (September 2027 entry) — 32 schools
- Registration closes: 1 July 2026 (September 2027 entry) — 31 schools
- Registration closes: 10 July 2026 (September 2027 entry) — 1 school
- Test: 10 September 2026 (September 2027 entry) — 32 schools
- Results: 15 October 2026 (September 2027 entry) — 32 schools
Mixed · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 60
- Attainment 8:
- 66.4
- Ofsted:
- Good
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 30
- Test:
- GL Assessment, English, Maths, Non-verbal reasoning, Verbal reasoning, Comprehension
- Attainment 8:
- 63.2
- Ofsted:
- –
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Mixed · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 180
- Test:
- Maths, English
- Attainment 8:
- 64.0
- Ofsted:
- Not judged
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Mixed · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 60
- Test:
- GL Assessment, Verbal reasoning, Maths, English, Spatial reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning
- Attainment 8:
- 66.9
- Ofsted:
- Good
- Priority area:
- Day applicants may also apply from anywhere in the UK or overseas however priority is given to applicants who reside in the Priority Area.
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Mixed · Ages 11–18
- Attainment 8:
- 65.3
- Ofsted:
- Good
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Next open event: 21 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Attainment 8:
- 79.9
- Ofsted:
- Outstanding
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Attainment 8:
- 75.5
- Ofsted:
- –
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Test:
- GL Assessment
- Attainment 8:
- 65.4
- Ofsted:
- Not judged
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Next open event: 1 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Test:
- Maths, English
- Attainment 8:
- 59.9
- Ofsted:
- Not judged
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Attainment 8:
- 65.3
- Ofsted:
- Not judged
- Priority area:
- A map of our priority areas is included in our Admissions Arrangements below.
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Next open event: 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 150
- Test:
- Non-verbal reasoning, Verbal reasoning, English, Maths
- Attainment 8:
- 61.1
- Ofsted:
- Good
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Test:
- GL Assessment
- Attainment 8:
- 70.8
- Ofsted:
- Not judged
- Priority area:
- Does Highworth Grammar School have a catchment area?
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Next open event: 26 November 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Attainment 8:
- 70.8
- Ofsted:
- Outstanding
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Next open event: 1 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Attainment 8:
- 68.4
- Ofsted:
- –
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 210
- Test:
- Non-verbal reasoning, Verbal reasoning, Maths, English
- Attainment 8:
- 66.4
- Ofsted:
- Outstanding
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 210
- Test:
- Non-verbal reasoning, Verbal reasoning, Numerical reasoning, English, Maths
- Attainment 8:
- 64.3
- Ofsted:
- Outstanding
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Next open event: 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 30
- Test:
- Maths, English
- Attainment 8:
- 68.9
- Ofsted:
- –
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Next open event: 9 December 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Mixed · Ages 11–18
- Attainment 8:
- 65.1
- Ofsted:
- Good
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Next open event: 8 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Test:
- GL Assessment
- Attainment 8:
- 67.7
- Ofsted:
- –
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Next open event: 8 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Test:
- GL Assessment
- Attainment 8:
- 66.8
- Ofsted:
- Not judged
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Mixed · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 150
- Test:
- English
- Attainment 8:
- 62.7
- Ofsted:
- Good
- Priority area:
- CT16 postcode and who live within a radius of 8.5 miles from Sir Roger Manwood’s School.
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 180
- Test:
- Non-verbal reasoning, Verbal reasoning, Maths, English, Writing
- Attainment 8:
- 57.9
- Ofsted:
- Good
- Priority area:
- Many of these are day trips to the local area, or a trip to a one-off event or competition.
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Test:
- Non-verbal reasoning, Verbal reasoning, English, Maths
- Attainment 8:
- 61.8
- Ofsted:
- –
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 180
- Test:
- Verbal reasoning
- Attainment 8:
- 78.4
- Ofsted:
- Not judged
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Test:
- GL Assessment
- Attainment 8:
- 67.3
- Ofsted:
- Good
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Next open event: 6 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Qualifying score:
- 332
- Attainment 8:
- 70.8
- Ofsted:
- Good
- Priority area:
- There are two areas from which pupils at Skinners’ now come from: A West Kent Area from which we fill 140 places and an Outer Area from which we fill 20 places.
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 180
- Test:
- GL Assessment, Maths, English
- Attainment 8:
- 77.2
- Ofsted:
- Outstanding
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 174
- Attainment 8:
- 73.4
- Ofsted:
- Outstanding
- Priority area:
- In addition to this, applicants living within a 4 mile radius of the school, including those falling within this distance in East Sussex, are also included in the area the school gives priority to.
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Next open event: 7 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Attainment 8:
- 63.7
- Ofsted:
- –
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Next open event: 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Year 7 places:
- 270
- Test:
- GL Assessment, Verbal reasoning, Maths, English
- Attainment 8:
- 70.0
- Ofsted:
- Not judged
September 2027 entry · registration closes 10 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Boys · Ages 11–18
- Attainment 8:
- 64.6
- Ofsted:
- –
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
Girls · Ages 11–18
- Attainment 8:
- 66.7
- Ofsted:
- Good
September 2027 entry · registration closes 1 July 2026 · test 10 September 2026 · results 15 October 2026
Checked 28 September 2026
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