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Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Pelham Road, Gravesend DA11 0JE · mgsg.kent.sch.uk · 01474 352896
On the mapSearch near DA11 0JE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 64.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,398
- 191 over 1,207 places · 116%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 12.3%
- First language not English
- 23%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 238 families put the school first and 210 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 210 | 238 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 210 | 244 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 210 | 267 | 1.3▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 210 | 218 | 1▲ | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 212 | 1▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 64.3, and 85.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲64.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲85.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲97.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.91 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 91.3 | −1.7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | 0 |
| Further education | 4.3 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | — |
| Employment | 1.1 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 191 students | C (31.1) | Below average -0.28 | |
| 191 students | C (31.3) | Below average -0.28 | |
| 52 students | Merit+ (29.4) | Average -0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 166 | C+ (32.5) | -0.28 |
| 2022/23 | 160 | C (31.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 154 | B (40.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 143 | C- (28) | -0.56 |
| 2017/18 | 114 | C (29.9) | -0.41 |
| 2016/17 | 137 | C (30.2) | -0.26 |
| 2015/16 | 108 | C (31.1) | -0.28 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 74.4 | +6 |
| Other education | 1.2 | +0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −2.8 |
| Employment | 12.5 | −3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 30 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 30 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (142 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 142
- 10% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (11%) with SEND