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Grammar schools in Swanley

There are no grammar schools in Swanley.

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

The nearest is Wilmington Grammar School for Boys, about 2.2 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 Kensington and Chelsea and Kent

Kensington and Chelsea and Kent have 32 grammar schools, but none in Swanley itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Swanley

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Dartford 2.2 miles Boys Good
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls Dartford 2.4 miles Girls Good
Dartford Grammar School for Girls Dartford 3.3 miles Girls —
Dartford Grammar School Dartford 3.5 miles Boys Outstanding
Beths Grammar School Bexley 3.5 miles Boys Good
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School Orpington 3.8 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.

Wilmington Grammar School for Boys — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. A sibling at the school or at Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (published source)
  3. Children of staff (published source)

Wilmington Grammar School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after girls (published source)
  2. A sibling at this school or at Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (published source)
  3. Children of staff (two years' service, or a skill-shortage post) (published source)

Dartford Grammar School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Girls in the targeted free school meals (Pupil Premium) group (published source)
  3. 100 places for girls living in the Borough of Dartford or the named parishes (Ash-cum-Ridley, Crockenhill, Eynsford, Farningham, Fawkham, Hartley, Hextable, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Swanley, West Kingsdown) (published source)

Dartford Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after boys — in the priority area first, then in the open places (published source)
  2. Up to 13 priority-area places for Pupil Premium boys scoring at least 20 above the Kent Test threshold (published source)
  3. Priority area (130 places): boys living in the Dartford wards or the parishes of Ash-cum-Ridley, Crockenhill, Eynsford, Farningham, Fawkham, Hartley, Hextable, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Swanley or West Kingsdown, scoring at least 40 above the threshold — highest score first (published source)

Beths Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Guaranteed Grammar School Place: LA-wide top 180 standardised scores in the Bexley Selection Test (published source)
  3. Sibling currently attending the school (published source)

Schools in Swanley

Swanley has 9 open schools. Browse all Swanley schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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