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Grammar schools in Sevenoaks

There are no grammar schools in Sevenoaks.

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

The nearest is The Judd School, about 7.2 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 Sevenoaks itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Sevenoaks

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
The Judd School Tonbridge 7.2 miles Boys Not judged
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School Orpington 7.2 miles Boys Not judged
Tonbridge Grammar School Tonbridge 7.6 miles Girls Outstanding
Weald of Kent Grammar School Tonbridge 7.7 miles Girls Not judged
Newstead Wood School Orpington 8.1 miles Girls Outstanding
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys Tunbridge Wells 9.6 miles Boys —

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.

The Judd School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Up to 5 Inner Area places for boys on free school meals, then the Pupil Premium (published source)
  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 (published source)

Tonbridge Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. 135 area places in order of Kent Test score for girls living in Tonbridge & Malling, Tunbridge Wells or Sevenoaks (council-tax area) (published source)
  3. 30 trustee places in order of Kent Test score for girls living elsewhere (published source)

Weald of Kent Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. 40 places for Pupil Premium girls — nearest to the Tonbridge campus first (published source)
  3. A sister or brother at the school when the child starts (published source)

Newstead Wood School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children at/above the required standard (published source)
  2. Girls within a 9-mile radius of the school in receipt of Pupil Premium/Service Premium, at/above the required standard (published source)
  3. Girls within the 9-mile radius, plus staff children (≥2 years employed) living outside it, ranked by score (published source)

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys — 2026 entry

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

Schools in Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks has 35 open schools. Browse all Sevenoaks schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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