Weald of Kent Grammar School
Girls grammar school in Tonbridge.
| Places in Year 7 | 270 |
| How places are allocated | By distance |
| Own entrance test | Yes |
| Feesstate-funded, like every grammar school | None |
What score is needed?
The score does not decide it here. Once your child has qualified through the Kent Test — an aggregate of 332 across three standardised scores, with no single paper below the year’s minimum — a higher score gives no advantage at this school. What matters is the criteria above and how far you live away.
How hard is it to get a place?
In 2026, 234 families put Weald of Kent Grammar School first, and 166 of them were offered a place there (71%).
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 | 300 | 223 | 18282% |
| 2025 | 300 | 238 | 19783% |
| 2026 | 300 | 234 | 16671% |
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
Once your child has qualified, the score stops mattering. Places go to qualified applicants by the school's criteria and then by how far you live away.
- Operates a Sevenoaks annexe. Which site a girl attends is decided annually by the Admissions Committee, not chosen by the family.
- 40 Pupil Premium places are allocated by distance.
Does it run its own test?
Yes — the Weald Grammar Assessment. English, Maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning covering Year 5 curriculum only. The school states both routes hold equal weighting. Registration runs 1 June to 10 July.
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?
Weald of Kent 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.