Invicta Grammar School vs Maidstone Grammar School Compared

Side by side

	Invicta Grammar School	Maidstone Grammar School
Phase	Secondary	Secondary
Gender	Girls	Boys
Pupils on roll	1,670	1,443
Free school meals	7.6%	8.7%
Ofsted rating	Outstanding	Good
Attainment 8 — 2025/26	70.8	67
11+ test board	GL Assessment	GL Assessment
Admission system	pass/fail then criteria order (score doesn't give priority after passing)	pass/fail + catchment (passing the test is a gate; living in the catchment area determines priority over score)
Places offered — 202627	255	205
First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place	1.14	1.15

Qualifying scores

Invicta 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.

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Maidstone 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.

Council source ↗

Who gets priority

Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.

Invicta Grammar School

Looked after and previously looked after children
A sibling at the school when the child starts
Medical, health and special access reasons
Children eligible for the Pupil Premium
Children of full-time staff with two years' service (or in a skill-shortage post)
Nearness of home to the school (straight line)

Source: school admissions policy.

Maidstone Grammar School

Looked after and previously looked after children
Boys living in the listed parishes (Maidstone and surrounding parishes, including Aylesford, Bearsted, Coxheath, Headcorn, Kings Hill, Marden, Snodland, Staplehurst and West Malling) who score 360 or…
Other qualifying boys in the listed parishes — targeted free school meals first, then siblings, children of staff, nearest first
All other qualifying boys — targeted free school meals first, then siblings, children of staff, nearest first

Source: school admissions policy.

Choosing between them

Invicta Grammar School is a girls school and Maidstone Grammar School is a boys 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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