Kent schools and admissions data
Kent County Council has 546 primary schools and 219 secondary schools. 13% of Kent's schools are private schools. 212 state schools in Kent follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 400 set their own.
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Ofsted ratings
in Kent
Most popular state schools
in Kent in 2019
Primaries
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1
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet
Academy converter • Northfleet, Gravesend
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2
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter • Grove Green, Maidstone
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3
St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks
Voluntary controlled school • Sevenoaks
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4
The Gateway Primary Academy
Academy converter • Dartford
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5
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford
Academy sponsor led • Aylesford
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6
Skinners' Kent Primary School
Academy sponsor led • Knights Wood, Tunbridge Wells
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7
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
Voluntary aided school • Canterbury
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8
St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school • Swanley Village
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9
Cobham Primary School
Community school • Cobham, Gravesend
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10
Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school • Bredhurst, Gillingham
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11
Stowting Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school • Stowting Hill, Ashford
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12
Chiddingstone Church of England School
Academy converter • Edenbridge
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13
Canterbury Road Primary School
Community school • Sittingbourne
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14
Great Chart Primary School
Community school • Singleton, Ashford
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15
Kemsley Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led • Kemsley, Sittingbourne
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16
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school • Temple Hill, Dartford
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17
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes
Academy sponsor led • Pollyfield Close, Snodland
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18
Hornbeam Primary School
Academy converter • Deal
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19
Sussex Road Community Primary School
Community school • Tonbridge
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20
Ethelbert Road Primary School
Community school • Faversham
Secondaries
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1
Dartford Grammar School
Academy converter • Dartford
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2
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Academy converter • Dartford
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3
The Skinners' School
Academy converter • Tunbridge Wells
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4
The Judd School
Voluntary aided school • Tonbridge
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5
King Ethelbert School
Academy converter • Birchington
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6
Wye School
Free schools • Wye
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7
Cranbrook School
Academy converter • Cranbrook
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8
Tonbridge Grammar School
Academy converter • Tonbridge
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9
Valley Park School
Academy converter • Maidstone
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10
Fulston Manor School
Academy converter • Sittingbourne
Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.
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