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Grammar schools in Sheerness

There are no grammar schools in Sheerness.

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

The nearest is Borden Grammar School, about 6.6 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 Sheerness itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Sheerness

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Borden Grammar School Sittingbourne 6.6 miles Boys —
Highsted Grammar School Sittingbourne 6.7 miles Girls Good
Southend High School for Girls Southend-on-Sea 8.5 miles Girls Outstanding
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Faversham 8.5 miles Mixed Good
Rainham Mark Grammar School Gillingham 9.4 miles Mixed Good
Southend High School for Boys Southend-on-Sea 10.0 miles Boys Outstanding

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.

Borden Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Up to 15% of places for boys in ME9, ME10, ME11 or ME12 eligible for free school meals during Years 3–6 (published source)
  3. A brother attending the school when the child starts (published source)

Highsted Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium girls living in ME9, ME10, ME11 or ME12 (published source)
  3. A sister at the school at the time of entry (published source)

Southend High School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who pass the CSSE selection tests (published source)
  2. Children living in the SS0–SS9 postcodes who pass and are entitled to 'preferential consideration' (free school meals or pupil premium, declared when registering for the test) — up to 17 places, in score order (published source)
  3. Other children living in the SS0–SS9 postcodes who pass — in score order, up to 179 places for the area in all (published source)

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School — 2026 entry

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

Rainham Mark Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after, previously looked after and internationally adopted children (published source)
  2. Children eligible for the Pupil Premium (free school meals in the last six years) (published source)
  3. Children with a brother or sister at the school (published source)

Southend High School for Boys — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who pass the CSSE selection tests (published source)
  2. Children living in the SS0–SS9 postcodes who pass and are entitled to 'preferential consideration' (free school meals or pupil premium, declared when registering for the test) — up to 15 places, in score order (published source)
  3. Other children living in the SS0–SS9 postcodes who pass — in score order, up to 150 places for the area in all (published source)

Schools in Sheerness

Sheerness has 13 open schools. Browse all Sheerness schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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