Borden 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 Borden Grammar School · 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 🔒
Borden Grammar School is a secondary school in Sittingbourne, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Borden 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
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 138 first-choice applications for 123 offers; 114 offers went to first-choice families, while 24 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 83% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
- For 2026 entry, the 11+ Kent Test pass mark is 108 as the lowest score on any one paper and 332 in total.
- 10.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent is 31%.
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
- Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, ME10 4DB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 938 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils aim high at Borden Grammar School.”
- “They show dedication to learning and are ambitious to meet leaders’ expectations.”
- “Pupils benefit from the well-designed curriculum and the expertise of their teachers.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, assessment is not used as precisely as it should be.”
- “Consequently, in some lessons, pupils’ gaps in learning are not spotted and addressed in a timely enough way.”
- “Leaders recognise that, in the past, teaching did not help the most able pupils to make as much progress as they should.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2026 (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) | 83% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 63.2 | 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: 138 first-preference applications, 123 offers in total, 114 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.
- Highsted Grammar School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Fulston Manor School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Sittingbourne School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Westlands School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Minster 6.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Abbey School 6.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Lenham School 6.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 7.1 mi Good Last distance published