Academy converter · Kent

Gravesend Grammar School

11–18Ages
1,495Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
137099URN

Church Walk, Gravesend, DA12 2PR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

close to Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

642 applications for 209 places · 54th of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

67.9of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

12th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Year 7

close to Kent median (3.1) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

642 applications · 209 places offered · 254 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 3.1; Kent median median 3.1
2025 3.3; Kent median median 3.0
2024 3.7; Kent median median 3.2
2023 3.4; Kent median median 3.2
2022 3.6; Kent median median 2.9
2021 3.8; Kent median median 3.6
2020 3.2; Kent median median 3.1
2019 3.4; Kent median median 2.9
2018 3.5; Kent median median 3.1
2017 2.8; Kent median median 3.0
2016 2.7; Kent median median 3.3
2015 2.7; Kent median median 3.2
2014 2.6; Kent median median 3.1

This school
Kent median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	209	642	3.1	254	1.22
Sep 2025	209	681	3.3	247	1.18
Sep 2024	210	777	3.7	289	1.38
Sep 2023	210	710	3.4	274	1.30
Sep 2022	210	745	3.6	271	1.29
Sep 2021	210	803	3.8	315	1.50
Sep 2020	210	671	3.2	234	1.11
Sep 2019	174	597	3.4	202	1.16
Sep 2018	174	605	3.5	226	1.30
Sep 2017	172	475	2.8	157	0.91
Sep 2016	173	471	2.7	168	0.97
Sep 2015	159	431	2.7	183	1.15
Sep 2014	150	393	2.6	152	1.01

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

215 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)67.912th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths98%4th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths100%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.18

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	215	67.9	98%	100%	–
2024/25	221	65.3	92%	98%	–
2023/24	185	63.2	89%	97%	+0.18
2022/23	182	65.4	89%	97%	+0.34

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Gravesend Grammar SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 67.9Attainment 8 Selective
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
0.3 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

4.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
1.7 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 62.2Attainment 8 Selective
Saint George's Church of England School
1.8 km · Kent

Good2023

4.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Thamesview School
1.8 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
Northfleet Technology College
2.8 km · Kent

Good2022

2.1applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
Northfleet School for Girls
3.1 km · Kent

2026

2.6applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
The Gateway Academy
4.6 km · Thurrock

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
5.0 km · Kent

Improved significantly2024

3.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137099 · 886/5465
Trust: Aletheia Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,032 pupils · 1,495 on roll
Free school meals: 10.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Gravesend Grammar School (URN 118936)
Address: Church Walk, Gravesend, DA12 2PR
Local authority: Kent · Gravesham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources