Sir Roger Manwood's School vs The Harvey Grammar School

Side by side

	Sir Roger Manwood's School	The Harvey Grammar School
Phase	Secondary	Secondary
Gender	Mixed	Boys
Pupils on roll	981	1,005
Free school meals	12.9%	14.9%
Ofsted rating	Good	Outstanding
Attainment 8 — 2025/26	59	65.2
11+ test board	GL Assessment	GL Assessment
Admission system	pass/fail then criteria order (score doesn't give priority after passing)	pass/fail then criteria order (score doesn't give priority after passing)
Places offered — 202627	120	147
First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place	1.23	1.29

Qualifying scores

Sir Roger Manwood's 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 ↗

The Harvey 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.

Sir Roger Manwood's School

Looked after and previously looked after children
A sibling on roll at the time of entry
Pupil Premium children living in CT3, CT11, CT12, CT13, CT14, CT15 or CT16
Children of staff employed for two years or more
Nearness of home to the school

Source: school admissions policy.

The Harvey Grammar School

Looked after and previously looked after children
Pupil Premium boys living in Folkestone & Hythe district
Boys living in Folkestone & Hythe district — nearest first
Other qualified boys — nearest first

Source: school admissions policy.

Choosing between them

Sir Roger Manwood's School is a mixed school and The Harvey 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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