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Grammar schools in East Sussex

There are no grammar schools in East Sussex.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any — East Sussex is one of the majority that does not, so local state secondaries admit without a selective test.

The nearest is The Skinners' School, about 16.8 miles away in Kent. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to East Sussex

Straight-line distance from the centre of East Sussex — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
The Skinners' School Tunbridge Wells 16.8 miles Boys —
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School Tunbridge Wells 17.0 miles Girls Outstanding
Cranbrook School Cranbrook 17.2 miles Mixed —
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys Tunbridge Wells 17.4 miles Boys —
Weald of Kent Grammar School Tonbridge 19.6 miles Girls Not judged
Tonbridge Grammar School Tonbridge 19.7 miles Girls Outstanding

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

The Skinners' School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Up to 16 places for Pupil Premium boys in the West Kent Area (3 miles plus named parishes including Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks) (published source)
  3. Up to 108 places for other boys in the West Kent Area — first those 40+ marks above the Kent threshold, then other qualified boys; siblings, then sons of staff, then nearest first (published source)

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium girls living in the school's area (criterion 6) (published source)
  3. Girls in the school's area with a sister at the school (published source)

Cranbrook School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium children in the Priority Area (published source)
  3. Children in the Priority Area with a social need to attend as a day student (published source)

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. A brother attending the school when the child starts (published source)
  3. Health and special access reasons (published source)

Weald of Kent Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. 40 places for Pupil Premium girls — nearest to the Tonbridge campus first (published source)
  3. A sister or brother at the school when the child starts (published source)

Tonbridge Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. 135 area places in order of Kent Test score for girls living in Tonbridge & Malling, Tunbridge Wells or Sevenoaks (council-tax area) (published source)
  3. 30 trustee places in order of Kent Test score for girls living elsewhere (published source)

Schools in East Sussex

East Sussex has 207 open schools. Browse all East Sussex schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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