Mayfield Grammar School
Girls grammar school in Gravesend, with a mixed sixth form.
| Places in Year 7 | 210 |
| How places are allocated | Catchment, then score |
| Own entrance test | Yes |
| Feesstate-funded, like every grammar school | None |
What score is needed?
Mayfield Grammar School does not publish its cutoff scores, and neither does the local authority. Figures circulating on forums are unsourced, so we do not repeat them. What we can say is that at a school ranking by score, the bar sits well above the qualifying threshold of 332.
How hard is it to get a place?
In 2026, 238 families put Mayfield Grammar School first, and 195 of them were offered a place there (82%).
That includes children who did not reach the qualifying score, so it reflects the test and the allocation together, not the allocation alone.
| Year | Places offered | Put it first | Offered a placeof those |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 210 | 267 | 17566% |
| 2025 | 210 | 244 | 19379% |
| 2026 | 210 | 238 | 19582% |
Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. Figures are for National Offer Day in March; places filled later from waiting lists are not included.
How you get a place
Mostly allocated by distance, but with a tier of places reserved for the highest scorers. A very strong score can get you in from outside the usual catchment.
- Banded by postcode, with Free School Meals priority within bands, then score and proximity.
Does it run its own test?
Yes — the Mayfield procedure. Computer-based reasoning tests plus an English paper assessing writing.
This is an alternative route, not an extra hurdle. A child who did not qualify through the Kent Test can still qualify here — but you have to register separately, on its own deadline.
Does it charge fees?
Mayfield Grammar School is a state grammar school, so there are no fees. Selective does not mean private. Admission is decided by the Kent Test and the school’s published criteria, never by what a family can pay.
Work out where a score lands
The Kent Test calculator turns marks into a standardised score you can compare against the figures above.
Other schools to look at
Same region, so the same test gets you into all of them. Which of these is a realistic alternative depends far more on how each one allocates places than on its reputation.
Source
Built from published admissions documents for 2027/28: admissions arrangements. Check the school’s own site before applying — arrangements change annually and deadlines are unforgiving.