Gravesend Grammar School is a state-funded secondary school in Gravesham, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys. DfE data records 1,495 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,032.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (18 Mar 2025). The published Attainment 8 score was 65.3 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was B for 2024/25. Admissions data records 254 first-preference applications and 209 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Not judged
Based on 18 Mar 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
Published 6 May 2025.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Kent |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 209 |
| First-preference applications | 254 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 642 |
| First-preference offers | 176 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 65.3 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 98.2% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 91.9% |
| EBacc entry | 89.6% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 78.3% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 64.3% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.36 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.38 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 38.29 |
| Value added | 0.14 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | 0.05 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.22 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 26.9% |
| Pupils | 193 |
| Average grade | B |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | B- |
| Published progress band | Above average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 89.6% |
| Sixth-form college | 0% |
| Further education college | 4.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1% |
| Employment | 0.5% |
| Not sustained | 0.5% |
| Unknown | 1.6% |
Cohort: 182 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 97.8%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 68.5% |
| Further education | 0% |
| Other education | 0.5% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2% |
| Employment | 10.9% |
| Not sustained | 7.6% |
| Unknown | 4.3% |
Cohort: 184 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 88%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
18.3 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.23% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 0.53% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 36.3% |
| White other | 7% |
| Mixed | 11.9% |
| Asian | 22.8% |
| Black | 19.9% |
| Other | 1.9% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
94% would recommend this school
200 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 94% |
| Feels safe | 96% |
| Well behaved pupils | 91% |
| Bullying dealt with | 14% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 86% |
| Concerns dealt with | 52% |
| SEND support | 84% |
| High expectations | 97% |
| Child does well | 92% |
| Progress updates | 93% |
| Subject range | 93% |
| Clubs & activities | 98% |
| Personal development | 90% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
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