Highsted Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Sittingbourne, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Kent grammar schools (Dane Court Grammar School website) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Highsted Grammar School is a secondary school in Sittingbourne, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Highsted Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, Year 7 had 139 first-choice applications for 109 offers, 1.3 first choices per offer, the 20th highest of 99 Kent secondary schools.
- In 2026, 108 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families, while 31 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
- For 2026 entry, the 11+ Kent Test pass mark was a total standardised score of 332, with 108 the lowest on any one paper.
- In 2024/25, 82% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Highsted Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 793 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils and students flourish and succeed at Highsted Grammar.”
- “They are very carefully prepared for their future roles and responsibilities.”
- “Leaders set high expectations of what they can achieve.”
To improve
- “The teaching of the curriculum is not as strong in some subjects as others.”
- “This results in some inconsistencies across subjects, which the school is addressing with determination.”
- “Staff turnover has had an impact on the provision for pupils with SEND, which the school is addressing through additional senior leader intervention.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 82% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 61.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 139 first-preference applications, 109 offers in total, 108 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Fulston Manor School 0.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Borden Grammar School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Sittingbourne School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Westlands School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Minster 6.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Lenham School 6.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Abbey School 6.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 7.0 mi Good Last distance published