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Grammar schools in and near Dartford

8 state selective schools are within five miles of the published Dartford place coordinate; 18 are within fifteen miles.

Nearby schools

8 within five miles, 12 within ten miles and 18 within fifteen miles of Dartford's published place coordinate. The nearest is Dartford Grammar School for Girls, approximately 0.58 miles away.

Compare nearby schools

Schools are ordered by approximate straight-line distance. Some are in neighbouring towns. Offers are the published National Offer Day count for September 2026 entry, rather than available places for the next intake.

State selective schools within fifteen miles of Dartford
Dartford Grammar School for Girlsgirls admissionsApproximate miles0.58Test routeKent TestHistoric offers178
Dartford Grammar Schoolboys admissionsApproximate miles0.63Test routeKent TestHistoric offers179
Wilmington Grammar School for Girlsgirls admissionsApproximate miles1.05Test routeKent TestHistoric offers180
Wilmington Grammar School for Boysboys admissionsApproximate miles1.12Test routeKent TestHistoric offers180
Beths Grammar Schoolboys admissionsApproximate miles2.80Test routeBexley Selection TestHistoric offers191
Townley Grammar Schoolgirls admissionsApproximate miles3.32Test routeBexley Selection TestHistoric offers246
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar Schoolmixed admissionsApproximate miles4.60Test routeBexley Selection TestHistoric offers211
Bexley Grammar Schoolmixed admissionsApproximate miles4.74Test routeBexley Selection TestHistoric offers208
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesendgirls admissionsApproximate miles6.24Test routeKent TestHistoric offers210
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar Schoolboys admissionsApproximate miles6.87Test routeRead the school guideHistoric offers128
Gravesend Grammar Schoolboys admissionsApproximate miles7.29Test routeKent TestHistoric offers209
Newstead Wood Schoolgirls admissionsApproximate miles7.65Test routeRead the school guideHistoric offers190
Ilford County High Schoolboys admissionsApproximate miles12.13Test routeRedbridge 11 Plus Selection TestHistoric offers179
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical Schoolboys admissionsApproximate miles13.12Test routeMedway TestHistoric offers201
The Rochester Grammar Schoolgirls admissionsApproximate miles13.18Test routeMedway TestHistoric offers204
Fort Pitt Grammar Schoolmixed admissionsApproximate miles13.54Test routeMedway TestHistoric offers149
Holcombe Grammar Schoolmixed admissionsApproximate miles14.06Test routeMedway TestHistoric offers179
Woodford County High Schoolgirls admissionsApproximate miles14.40Test routeRedbridge 11 Plus Selection TestHistoric offers178

Nearby does not mean in catchment

These distances do not establish a priority area or eligibility. Check each school's determined policy, published qualification rules and the council's application process.

Entrance routes for these schools

  • Bexley Selection Test

    English comprehension, Verbal ability, Numerical reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning

  • Kent Test

    English, Mathematics, Verbal reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning, Spatial reasoning, Writing

  • Medway Test

    English, Mathematics, Spatial reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning, Verbal reasoning

  • Redbridge 11 Plus Selection Test

    English, Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics, Non-Verbal Reasoning

Different tests can serve schools near the same town. Read the relevant route before choosing practice, registering or arranging score sharing.

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Plan an application from this town

  1. Open each school guide to check qualification, priority and current admissions evidence.
  2. Check travel from your home address. A straight-line radius can cross rivers, county boundaries or routes with slow public transport.
  3. Register for each required test and check whether scores must be shared with another school.
  4. Use your genuine preference order on the council application and include an option your child is eligible for.

Location and admissions sources

Reference point: Dartford, Kent (51.43856, 0.21458). Distances use the great-circle method from this ONS place coordinate to the published school coordinates. The catalogue includes fully selective and labelled partly selective state schools. Coordinates, school records and offer statistics can come from different dated releases.

Questions parents ask

Which grammar school is nearest to the Dartford reference point?

Dartford Grammar School for Girls is approximately 0.58 miles away in a straight line from the published place coordinate. A home address or travel route will give a different distance.

Are all these schools inside Dartford?

No. This comparison includes schools within fifteen miles of the Dartford reference point, including schools in neighbouring towns or local authorities. Partly selective schools are labelled separately.

Do these distances show the catchment boundary for Dartford?

No. These are approximate straight-line distances between ONS place and school coordinates. They do not establish a priority area, a travel time, a council-measured distance or the last distance offered.

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