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Grammar schools in Whitstable

There are no grammar schools in Whitstable.

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

The nearest is Barton Court Grammar School, about 6.0 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 Whitstable itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Whitstable

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Barton Court Grammar School Canterbury 6.0 miles Mixed Good
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Faversham 6.6 miles Mixed Good
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School Canterbury 6.9 miles Girls Good
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Canterbury 7.0 miles Boys Not judged
Highsted Grammar School Sittingbourne 12.9 miles Girls Good
Borden Grammar School Sittingbourne 13.0 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.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Schools in Whitstable

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

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