Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, we are proud to continue a tradition of Grammar School education in Faversham which dates back to 1527. Our highly successful and welcoming school offers extensive opportunities for students to achieve academically, socially and personally."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include Duke of Edinburgh and homework club.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 4 February 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 65.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.1 in Kent and 47 across England.

91% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Kent and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 65.1.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.15: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 61.6, against 66.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Chemistry, Biology and Physics.

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 220 families put Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School as their first choice and 535 named it as one of their preferences, for 180 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 45 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School admits pupils through an entrance test - in Kent, the Kent Test. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Kent's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Kent has 32 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 154 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 96% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 11% to a further education college.

Of the 131 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 60% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 27% into work. 37% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

7.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 51 pupils (4.4%) received SEN support and 14 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Faversham Rail Station, about 750 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crescent Road, 270 metres away.

In 2024/25, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School issued 33 suspensions, 3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School are St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School (0.1 miles), Davington Primary School (0.6 miles), Ethelbert Road Primary School (0.7 miles) and Bysing Wood Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.