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Schools in Kent

Search and compare schools in Kent with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Schools indexed
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in Kent
Average Attainment 8
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national 46.4
Average Progress 8
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national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
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national 45%
Good or Outstanding
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Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Kent

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Kent secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Kent schools

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All schools in Kent (A–Z)

401–500 of 709 schools · page 5 of 8

Schools by town in Kent

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Checked 23 May 2026

Kent school admissions for parents

Official source

Kent County Council keeps primary, secondary, in-year, grammar-test, offer-day and appeal guidance inside one school-places section. The key planning point is that Kent grammar-school families must handle Kent Test registration separately from the main school application.

Primary September 2026 round

Kent opened Reception and junior-transfer applications on 7 November 2025 and closed them on 15 January 2026. National offer day was 16 April 2026 and Kent published 30 April 2026 as both the deadline to accept or refuse the offered place and the waiting-list deadline.

Secondary September 2026 round

Kent published 31 October 2025 as the secondary closing date, 2 March 2026 as national offer day, and 16 March 2026 as both the deadline to accept or refuse the offered place and the waiting-list deadline.

Kent Test is separate

Kent places grammar-school information under a separate Kent Test section. Families interested in a Kent grammar school need to follow the test route as well as complete the standard school application.

Accept the place first

Kent recommends accepting the place that was offered even if it is not your preferred school. The council says you can still join waiting lists and make appeals after accepting an offer, which protects your child from being left without a place in September.

After-offer evidence and appeals

Kent tells families to provide address evidence to the offered school and says you can appeal for any school named on your application. Waiting-list rules differ slightly for higher and lower preferences, so the offer email and after-offer page are worth reading in full.

Official Kent links

School places hub Main Kent section for primary, secondary, in-year, Kent Test, offers and appeals.Primary school places Reception and junior-transfer route for September 2026 entry.Secondary school places Year 7 application route for September 2026 entry.Kent Test Grammar-school testing route for Kent selective schools.After you get your school offer Offer-response deadlines, waiting-list deadlines and address-evidence guidance.Appeal a school offer Kent appeal route for schools named on your application.

In-depth guide · Checked May 2026

Kent school admissions guide for parents

This guide summarises Kent County Council school-places pages as available on 23 May 2026 for September 2026 entry. Always re-check the live Kent pages and any school-level rules before you apply.

Executive summary

Kent keeps primary, secondary, in-year, grammar-test, offer-day and appeal guidance inside one school-places section. The main practical point is that families interested in grammar schools need both the main application route and the separate Kent Test route.

Key dates

StagePrimarySecondary
Applications open7 November 2025See Kent secondary page for the live annual timetable
On-time closing date15 January 202631 October 2025
Offer day16 April 20262 March 2026
Accept or refuse by30 April 202616 March 2026
Waiting-list deadline30 April 202616 March 2026

What matters in Kent

  • Kent grammar-school entry uses a separate Kent Test route, so do not assume the school application alone is enough.
  • Kent recommends accepting the place you were offered even if you plan to join a waiting list or appeal for another school.
  • The council's after-offer page says families need to send address evidence to the offered school.
  • Kent distinguishes between schools higher on your original preference list and lower-preference schools when it explains waiting-list access after offer day.

After offer day

If you are unhappy with the place offered, Kent says you can still join waiting lists and appeal for schools named on your original application. Accepting the offered place does not block either route and is the safer option while you wait for another outcome.

Official links

TopicLink
School places hubhttps://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places
Primary school placeshttps://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/primary-school-places
Secondary school placeshttps://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/secondary-school-places
Kent Testhttps://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/kent-test
After you get your school offerhttps://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/after-you-get-your-school-offer
Appeal a school offerhttps://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/appeal-a-school-offer

High-attainment secondary schools in Kent

Dartford Grammar School
SecondaryAttainment 8 79.9Progress 8 +1.11
The Judd School
SecondaryAttainment 8 78.4Progress 8 +0.85
Tonbridge Grammar School
SecondaryAttainment 8 77.2Progress 8 +0.75
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
SecondaryAttainment 8 75.5Progress 8 +0.82
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
SecondaryAttainment 8 73.4Progress 8 +0.77

Schools in other South East areas