Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend vs Tonbridge Grammar School

Side by side

	Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend	Tonbridge Grammar School
Phase	Secondary	Secondary
Gender	Girls	Girls
Pupils on roll	1,398	1,150
Free school meals	12.3%	2.4%
Ofsted rating	Outstanding	Outstanding
Attainment 8 — 2025/26	62.2	77
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	180
First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place	1.13	1.96

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.

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Tonbridge 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.

Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend

Looked after and previously looked after children
A sister attending the school at the time of entry
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
Girls living in DA1 or the rest of DA2 — by Kent Test score
Other eligible girls — by Kent Test score

Source: school admissions policy.

Tonbridge Grammar School

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

Source: school admissions policy.

Choosing between them

Both schools admit girls, so the decision usually comes down to the admission criteria above and how far each one reaches. 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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