Secondary schools in Kent
There are 100 secondary schools in Kent. 10 are rated Outstanding and 50 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Kent
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
Secondary schools in Kent, by town
Ashford
- Highworth Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · TN24 8UD
Ofsted: Not judged - The North School
TN24 8AL
No rating on record - The Norton Knatchbull School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · TN24 0QJ
Ofsted: Good - Ofsted: Not judged
Aylesford
- Aylesford School
Year 7 - Year 13 · ME20 7JU
Ofsted: Not judged
Birchington
- King Ethelbert School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT7 9BL
Ofsted: Good
Broadstairs
- Dane Court Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · CT10 2RT
Ofsted: Good - The Charles Dickens School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT10 2RL
Ofsted: Good
Canterbury
- Barton Court Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · CT1 1PH
Ofsted: Good - Barton Manor School
CT1 1SU
Ofsted: Not judged - Orion Spires
Year 7 - Year 11 · CT2 0HD
Ofsted: Good - Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · CT1 3EW
Ofsted: Good - Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · CT4 7AS
Ofsted: Not judged - St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT1 3EN
Ofsted: Good - The Archbishop's School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT2 7AP
Ofsted: Good - The Canterbury Academy
CT2 8QA
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Cranbrook
- Cranbrook School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · TN17 3JD
Ofsted: Good
Dartford
- Dartford Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · DA1 2HW
Ofsted: Outstanding - Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · DA1 2NT
No rating on record - Dartford Science & Technology College
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · DA1 2LY
No rating on record - Leigh UTC Dartford
Year 7 - Year 13 · DA1 5TF
Ofsted: Good - Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
DA1 1QE
Ofsted: Good - Stone Lodge School
DA2 6FY
Ofsted: Good - Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · DA2 7DA
Ofsted: Good - Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · DA2 7BB
Ofsted: Good
Deal
- Goodwin Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT14 9BD
Ofsted: Not judged
Dover
- Astor Secondary School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT17 0AS
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Dover Christ Church Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT16 2EG
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Dover Grammar School for Boys
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · CT17 0DQ
Ofsted: Not judged - Dover Grammar School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · CT16 2PZ
Ofsted: Not judged - Duke of York's Royal Military School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT15 5EQ
Ofsted: Good - St Edmund's Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT16 2QB
Ofsted: Good
Faversham
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · ME13 7BQ
Ofsted: Good - The Abbey School
ME13 8RZ
Ofsted: Inadequate
Folkestone
- Folkestone Academy
CT19 5FP
Ofsted: Good - The Folkestone School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · CT20 3RB
Ofsted: Good - The Harvey Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · CT19 5JY
Ofsted: Outstanding - Turner Free School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT19 4PB
Ofsted: Good
Gravesend
- Gravesend Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · DA12 2PR
Ofsted: Not judged - Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · DA11 0JE
Ofsted: Outstanding - Meopham School
Year 7 - Year 13 · DA13 0AH
Ofsted: Good - Northfleet School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · DA11 8AQ
No rating on record - Northfleet Technology College
Year 7 - Year 13 · Boys only · DA11 8BG
Ofsted: Good - St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Year 7 - Year 13 · DA12 2JW
No rating on record - Thamesview School
Year 7 - Year 13 · DA12 4LF
Ofsted: Good
Great Chart
- Chilmington Green School
TN23 3DL
No rating on record
Hadlow
- Hadlow Rural Community School
Year 7 - Year 11 · TN11 0AU
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Herne Bay
- Herne Bay High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT6 7NS
Ofsted: Good
Hythe
- Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT21 4HL
Ofsted: Good
Longfield
- Leigh Academy Longfield
Year 7 - Year 13 · DA3 7PH
Ofsted: Good
Maidstone
- Cornwallis Academy
ME17 4HX
Ofsted: Good - Invicta Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · ME14 5DS
Ofsted: Outstanding - Maidstone Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · ME15 7BT
No rating on record - Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · ME16 0SF
Ofsted: Outstanding - New Line Learning Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · ME15 9QL
Ofsted: Not judged - Oakwood Park Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · ME16 8AH
Ofsted: Good - Ofsted: Outstanding
- St Augustine Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · ME16 8AE
Ofsted: Requires improvement - St Simon Stock Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 13 · ME16 0JP
No rating on record - The Lenham School
Year 7 - Year 13 · ME17 2LL
Ofsted: Good - The Maplesden Noakes School
Year 7 - Year 13 · ME16 0TJ
Ofsted: Good - Valley Park School
Year 7 - Year 13 · ME14 5DT
Ofsted: Not judged
Margate
- Hartsdown Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT9 5RE
Ofsted: Good
New Romney
- The Marsh Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN28 8BB
Ofsted: Good
Ramsgate
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · CT11 7PS
Ofsted: Not judged - The Royal Harbour Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT12 6FA
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Sandwich
- Sandwich Technology School
CT13 0FA
Ofsted: Inadequate - Sir Roger Manwood's School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · CT13 9JX
Ofsted: Good
Sevenoaks
- Knole Academy
TN13 3LE
Ofsted: Good - Trinity School
TN13 3SL
Ofsted: Good - Wrotham School
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN15 7RD
No rating on record
Sheerness
- EKC Sheppey Secondary
Year 7 - Year 11 · ME12 2BE
No rating on record - Leigh Academy Minster
Year 7 - Year 13 · ME12 3JQ
No rating on record
Sittingbourne
- Borden Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · ME10 4DB
Ofsted: Good - Fulston Manor School
Year 7 - Year 13 · ME10 4EG
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Highsted Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · ME10 4PT
Ofsted: Good - The Sittingbourne School
ME10 4NL
Ofsted: Good - Westlands School
Year 7 - Year 13 · ME10 1PF
Ofsted: Good
Snodland
- The Holmesdale School
Year 7 - Year 13 · ME6 5HS
Ofsted: Not judged
Swanley
- Orchards Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · BR8 7TE
Ofsted: Not judged
Swanscombe
- Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
Year 7 - Year 13 · DA10 0BZ
Ofsted: Good
Tenterden
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN30 6LT
Ofsted: Good
Tonbridge
- Hillview School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · TN9 2HE
Ofsted: Good - Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN10 4PU
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Leigh Academy Mascalls
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN12 6LT
No rating on record - Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN9 2PH
Ofsted: Good - The Judd School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · TN9 2PN
Ofsted: Not judged - Tonbridge Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · TN9 2JR
Ofsted: Outstanding - Weald of Kent Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · TN9 2JP
Ofsted: Not judged
Tunbridge Wells
- Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN4 9SH
Ofsted: Outstanding - Skinners' Kent Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN2 4PY
Ofsted: Good - St Gregory's Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN4 9XL
Ofsted: Not judged - The Skinners' School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · TN4 9PG
Ofsted: Good - Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · TN4 9UJ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · TN4 9XB
No rating on record
West Malling
- The Malling School
Year 7 - Year 13 · ME19 6DH
Ofsted: Good
Westgate-on-Sea
- Ursuline College
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT8 8LX
Ofsted: Good
Whitstable
- The Whitstable School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CT5 1PX
Ofsted: Good
Wilmington
- Leigh Academy Wilmington
DA2 7DR
Ofsted: Outstanding
Wye
- Wye School
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN25 5EJ
Ofsted: Good