Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Gravesend, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered (National Offer Day) · priority area | 295 |
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Kent County Council, 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 🔒
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend is a secondary school in Gravesend, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 30 April 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend 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
- Year 7 2026 drew 238 first-choice applications for 210 offers; 195 offers went to first-choice families, and 43 first-choice families (18%) were not offered a place.
- Of 593 applications for Year 7 2026, 132 (22%) came from families living outside Kent, and 1 offer went to them.
- For 2026 entry, the lowest 11+ score offered a place on National Offer Day for children in the priority area was 295.
- In 2024/25, 85% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%) and Attainment 8 was 64.3 (England 46); A level average grade was C (England B-).
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
- Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0JE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,398 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 30 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive within the school’s highly ambitious culture.”
- “The expertly designed curriculum inspires pupils to develop a deep understanding across a broad range of subjects.”
- “Pupils are challenged both academically and personally.”
To improve
- “However, students do not typically achieve as highly here as they do in key stage 4.”
- “While many subjects are taught very well, in some others, teachers do not always check students’ understanding as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (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) | 85% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 64.3 | 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: 238 first-preference applications, 210 offers in total, 195 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.
- Northfleet Technology College 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Northfleet School for Girls 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gravesend Grammar School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Comprehensive 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thamesview School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet 2.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Longfield 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Meopham School 4.8 mi Good Last distance published