Academy converter · Kent

Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend

11–18Ages
1,398Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
137834URN

Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0JE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.3 below Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

593 applications for 210 places · 62nd of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

62.2of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

28th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

2.8applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Kent median (3.1) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

593 applications · 210 places offered · 238 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 2.8; Kent median median 3.1
2025 3.0; Kent median median 3.0
2024 3.2; Kent median median 3.2
2023 2.8; Kent median median 3.2
2022 2.7; Kent median median 2.9
2021 3.1; Kent median median 3.6
2020 3.2; Kent median median 3.1
2019 3.2; Kent median median 2.9
2018 2.9; Kent median median 3.1
2017 3.0; Kent median median 3.0
2016 3.1; Kent median median 3.3
2015 2.8; Kent median median 3.2
2014 2.9; 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	210	593	2.8	238	1.13
Sep 2025	210	619	3.0	244	1.16
Sep 2024	210	675	3.2	267	1.27
Sep 2023	210	584	2.8	218	1.04
Sep 2022	210	564	2.7	212	1.01
Sep 2021	210	644	3.1	264	1.26
Sep 2020	180	571	3.2	243	1.35
Sep 2019	180	572	3.2	199	1.11
Sep 2018	180	513	2.9	229	1.27
Sep 2017	170	503	3.0	204	1.20
Sep 2016	145	451	3.1	177	1.22
Sep 2015	145	402	2.8	188	1.30
Sep 2014	107	313	2.9	130	1.21

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

205 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)62.228th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths84%24th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths99%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.38

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	205	62.2	84%	99%	–
2024/25	201	64.3	85%	97%	–
2023/24	184	65.3	91%	98%	+0.38
2022/23	187	64.4	91%	98%	+0.37

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

Mayfield Grammar School, GravesendThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

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

Good2023

4.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Northfleet Technology College
1.2 km · Kent

Good2022

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

2026

2.6applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Gravesend Grammar School
1.7 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Standards maintained2025

4.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Thamesview School
3.1 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
3.3 km · Kent

Improved significantly2024

3.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
The Gateway Academy
4.4 km · Thurrock

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 50.0Attainment 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: 137834 · 886/5467
Trust: Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,207 pupils · 1,398 on roll
Free school meals: 12.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2012
Replaced: Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend (URN 118787)
Address: Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0JE
Local authority: Kent · Gravesham

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