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Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend vs The Judd School

Both are grammar schools in Kent, 17.6 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.

Side by side

Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend The Judd School
Phase Secondary Secondary
Gender Girls Boys
Pupils on roll 1,398 1,541
Free school meals 12.3% 2.8%
Ofsted rating Outstanding Not judged
Attainment 8 — 2025/26 62.2 78.3
11+ test board GL Assessment GL Assessment
Admission system qualifying score is the minimum; places then go in score order (distance only breaks ties) qualifying score is the minimum; places then go in score order (distance only breaks ties)
Places offered — 202627 210 179
First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place 1.13 2.23

Qualifying scores

Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend

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 ↗

The Judd School

389 (2026 entry)

Published. The Judd School uses inner/outer postcode areas. 2026 entry cut-off: Inner Area 389 / Outer Area 403. Mean score of those offered: 396.5. 180 places: 157 inner, 23 outer. Waiting list threshold (2 Mar 2026): Inner ~385 / Outer 403.

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.

Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children
  2. A sister attending the school at the time of entry
  3. Girls living in DA2 6, DA2 8, DA3, DA4, DA9, DA10, DA11, DA12, DA13, ME3 or parts of TN15 — free school meals girls first, then by Kent Test score
  4. Girls living in DA1 or the rest of DA2 — by Kent Test score
  5. Other eligible girls — by Kent Test score

Source: school admissions policy.

The Judd School

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children
  2. Up to 5 Inner Area places for boys on free school meals, then the Pupil Premium
  3. 157 Inner Area places (TN1–4, TN8–15, ME18–19, parts of TN16 and DA4, and Halstead) — in order of Kent Test aggregate score
  4. 23 Outer Area places — in order of Kent Test aggregate score

Source: school admissions policy.

Choosing between them

Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend is a girls school and The Judd 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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