Gravesend Grammar School vs Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Both are grammar schools in Kent, 12.2 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.
Side by side
| Gravesend Grammar School | Maidstone Grammar School for Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary |
| Gender | Boys | Girls |
| Pupils on roll | 1,495 | 1,254 |
| Free school meals | 10.8% | 9.6% |
| Ofsted rating | Not judged | Outstanding |
| Attainment 8 — 2025/26 | 67.9 | 62.7 |
| 11+ test board | GL Assessment | GL Assessment |
| Admission system | pass/fail + catchment (passing the test is a gate; living in the catchment area determines priority over score) | pass/fail then criteria order (score doesn't give priority after passing) |
| Places offered — 202627 | 209 | 133 |
| First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place | 1.22 | 0.99 |
Qualifying scores
Gravesend Grammar School
332 out of 423 (2026 entry)
Aggregate ≥332 with no single paper below 108. County-wide Kent Test threshold: reaching it earns a 'suitable for grammar school' assessment, NOT a place — each school then applies its own oversubscription criteria, and super-selective schools (The Judd School, Skinners', Tonbridge, Dartford) fill in score order well above the threshold.
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
332 out of 423 (2026 entry)
Aggregate ≥332 with no single paper below 108. County-wide Kent Test threshold: reaching it earns a 'suitable for grammar school' assessment, NOT a place — each school then applies its own oversubscription criteria, and super-selective schools (The Judd School, Skinners', Tonbridge, Dartford) fill in score order well above the threshold.
Who gets priority
Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.
Gravesend Grammar School
- Looked after and previously looked after children
- Health and special access reasons
- A brother or sister at the school when the child joins
- Children of staff (two years' service, or a skill-shortage post)
- Boys living in the Borough of Gravesham
- Boys living in Ash-cum-Ridley, Bean, Fawkham, Hartley, Longfield and New Barn, Southfleet, Swanscombe and Greenhithe, Stansted or Ebbsfleet
Source: school admissions policy.
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
- Looked after and previously looked after children
- Girls registered for free school meals in the last six years (Pupil Premium) — supplementary form by 31 October
- A sister or brother at Maidstone Grammar School for Girls or Maidstone Grammar School when the child starts
- Nearness of home to the school (straight line)
Source: school admissions policy.
Choosing between them
Gravesend Grammar School is a boys school and Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a girls school, so for many families the starting point is which one can admit their child. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.
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