Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kent
Abbey Place, Faversham, ME13 7BQ
90
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/02/2023
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
12.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,156
Capacity used
Over capacity116%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
176 of 211 families who put it first got an offer
179
Places offered
519
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 211 | 176 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 130 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 107 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 71 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 519 | 179 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Amelia McIlroy
- Address
- Abbey Place, Faversham, ME13 7BQ
- Phone
- 01795533132
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Abbey · Faversham and Mid Kent
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136570
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 3% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST FAVERSHAM
1,156 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 832 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
12.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 63.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.15 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 88% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 96% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.82 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.15 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 65.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 87.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 97.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 70.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.07 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 149 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.95 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16% | 17% |
| A-level students | 125 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 49% | 92% | 99% | |
| English Language | 149 | 39% | 87% | 97% | |
| English Literature | 146 | 45% | 88% | 95% | |
| Biology | 136 | 40% | 91% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 135 | 41% | 84% | 96% | |
| Physics | 134 | 37% | 87% | 96% | |
| Geography | 81 | 67% | 95% | 99% | |
| French | 73 | 40% | 71% | 82% | |
| German | 72 | 51% | 88% | 94% | |
| Economics | 51 | 39% | 88% | 94% | |
| Art and Design | 47 | 53% | 79% | 94% | |
| History | 46 | 61% | 91% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 35 | 20% | 46% | 71% | |
| Biology | 31 | 13% | 39% | 68% | |
| Sociology | 29 | 7% | 31% | 62% | |
| Physics | 28 | 0% | 14% | 32% | |
| English Literature | 23 | 4% | 30% | 65% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 18% | 55% | 68% | |
| English Language | 22 | 5% | 23% | 64% | |
| History | 21 | 0% | 19% | 38% | |
| Geography | 20 | 5% | 20% | 45% | |
| Film Studies | 19 | 0% | 26% | 84% | |
| Government and Politics | 17 | 0% | 41% | 71% | |
| Economics | 16 | 19% | 50% | 81% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11301: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Kent
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 47% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.