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Grammar schools in Margate

There are no grammar schools in Margate.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Kent has 32 of them, but none in Margate itself — so every state secondary in Margate admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Dane Court Grammar School, about 1.8 miles away in Kent. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Grammar schools elsewhere in Kent

Kent has 32 grammar schools, but none in Margate itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Margate

Straight-line distance from the centre of Margate — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Dane Court Grammar School Broadstairs 1.8 miles Mixed Good
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School Ramsgate 3.2 miles Mixed Not judged
Sir Roger Manwood's School Sandwich 7.7 miles Mixed Good
Barton Court Grammar School Canterbury 14.8 miles Mixed Good
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School Canterbury 15.0 miles Girls Good
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Canterbury 15.6 miles Boys Not judged

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Dane Court Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Medical, health and special access reasons (published source)
  3. Children eligible for the Pupil Premium (published source)

Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Health and special access reasons (published source)
  3. Children receiving the Pupil or Service Premium (published source)

Sir Roger Manwood's School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. A sibling on roll at the time of entry (published source)
  3. Pupil Premium children living in CT3, CT11, CT12, CT13, CT14, CT15 or CT16 (published source)

Barton Court Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Children receiving the Pupil Premium (targeted free school meals) (published source)
  3. A brother or sister at the school when the child starts (published source)

Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. A brother or sister at the school when the child starts (published source)
  3. Health and special access reasons (published source)

Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Boys scoring 20+ marks above the Kent Test pass mark — health reasons, then a sibling at the school, then Pupil Premium, first (published source)
  3. Boys living within 9 miles scoring 20+ above the pass mark — nearest first (published source)

Schools in Margate

Margate has 11 open schools. Browse all Margate schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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