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Secondary schools in Kent, ranked

The 100 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    Dartford Grammar School

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    79.9
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    The Judd School

    Voluntary aided school

    78.4
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    Tonbridge Grammar School

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    77.2
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    75.5
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    73.4
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    Highworth Grammar School

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    70.8
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    The Skinners' School

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    70.8
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    Invicta Grammar School

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    70.8
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    Weald of Kent Grammar School

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    70.0
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    Oakwood Park Grammar School

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    68.9
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Maidstone Grammar School

    Foundation school

    68.4
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School

    Voluntary controlled school

    67.7
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    The Norton Knatchbull School

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    67.3
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    Cranbrook School

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    66.9
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    66.8
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    66.7
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    66.4
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    Barton Court Grammar School

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    66.4
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    Dover Grammar School for Boys

    Foundation school

    65.4
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    Dane Court Grammar School

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    65.3
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    Gravesend Grammar School

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    65.3
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    65.1
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    64.6
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    64.3
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    64.0
    Attainment 8
  26. 26
    63.7
    Attainment 8
  27. 27
    Borden Grammar School

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    63.2
    Attainment 8
  28. 28
    Sir Roger Manwood's School

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    62.7
    Attainment 8
  29. 29
    The Harvey Grammar School

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    61.8
    Attainment 8
  30. 30
    Highsted Grammar School

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    61.1
    Attainment 8
  31. 31
    59.9
    Attainment 8
  32. 32
    57.9
    Attainment 8
  33. 33
    55.0
    Attainment 8
  34. 34
    54.0
    Attainment 8
  35. 35
    49.1
    Attainment 8
  36. 36
    Hillview School for Girls

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    48.0
    Attainment 8
  37. 37
    48.0
    Attainment 8
  38. 38
    Trinity School

    Free schools

    46.7
    Attainment 8
  39. 39
    St Simon Stock Catholic School

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    46.6
    Attainment 8
  40. 40
    Wye School

    Free schools

    46.6
    Attainment 8
  41. 41
    Leigh Academy Wilmington

    Academy sponsor led

    45.4
    Attainment 8
  42. 42
    Leigh UTC Dartford

    University technical college

    44.4
    Attainment 8
  43. 43
    Knole Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    44.3
    Attainment 8
  44. 44
    St Gregory's Catholic School

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    43.8
    Attainment 8
  45. 45
    Leigh Academy Tonbridge

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    43.1
    Attainment 8
  46. 46
    Northfleet School for Girls

    Foundation school

    43.0
    Attainment 8
  47. 47
    Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    42.9
    Attainment 8
  48. 48
    Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet

    Academy sponsor led

    42.5
    Attainment 8
  49. 49
    The Charles Dickens School

    Academy sponsor led

    42.5
    Attainment 8
  50. 50
    St John's Catholic Comprehensive

    Voluntary aided school

    42.1
    Attainment 8
  51. 51
    The Holmesdale School

    Academy sponsor led

    41.6
    Attainment 8
  52. 52
    Orchards Academy

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    41.3
    Attainment 8
  53. 53
    41.3
    Attainment 8
  54. 54
    The North School

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    41.1
    Attainment 8
  55. 55
    The Malling School

    Foundation school

    41.0
    Attainment 8
  56. 56
    Westlands School

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    40.6
    Attainment 8
  57. 57
    40.6
    Attainment 8
  58. 58
    Leigh Academy Hugh Christie

    Academy sponsor led

    40.5
    Attainment 8
  59. 59
    Leigh Academy Mascalls

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    40.4
    Attainment 8
  60. 60
    Leigh Academy Longfield

    Academy sponsor led

    40.2
    Attainment 8
  61. 61
    Meopham School

    Academy sponsor led

    39.9
    Attainment 8
  62. 62
    39.7
    Attainment 8
  63. 63
    The Maplesden Noakes School

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    39.6
    Attainment 8
  64. 64
    Wrotham School

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    39.5
    Attainment 8
  65. 65
    39.4
    Attainment 8
  66. 66
    The Whitstable School

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    39.3
    Attainment 8
  67. 67
    St Edmund's Catholic School

    Academy sponsor led

    39.0
    Attainment 8
  68. 68
    The Canterbury Academy

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    39.0
    Attainment 8
  69. 69
    Cornwallis Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    38.6
    Attainment 8
  70. 70
    Skinners' Kent Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    38.4
    Attainment 8
  71. 71
    The Marsh Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    37.7
    Attainment 8
  72. 72
    37.7
    Attainment 8
  73. 73
    Valley Park School

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    37.6
    Attainment 8
  74. 74
    Turner Free School

    Free schools

    37.6
    Attainment 8
  75. 75
    Stone Lodge School

    Free schools

    37.6
    Attainment 8
  76. 76
    Aylesford School

    Academy sponsor led

    37.6
    Attainment 8
  77. 77
    37.4
    Attainment 8
  78. 78
    The Lenham School

    Academy sponsor led

    37.0
    Attainment 8
  79. 79
    Herne Bay High School

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    36.8
    Attainment 8
  80. 80
    King Ethelbert School

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    36.8
    Attainment 8
  81. 81
    36.3
    Attainment 8
  82. 82
    Orion Spires

    Academy sponsor led

    36.1
    Attainment 8
  83. 83
    Ursuline College

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    36.1
    Attainment 8
  84. 84
    Northfleet Technology College

    Foundation school

    35.7
    Attainment 8
  85. 85
    The Abbey School

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    35.5
    Attainment 8
  86. 86
    Sandwich Technology School

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    35.3
    Attainment 8
  87. 87
    Fulston Manor School

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    35.3
    Attainment 8
  88. 88
    The Archbishop's School

    Foundation school

    35.2
    Attainment 8
  89. 89
    St Augustine Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    35.1
    Attainment 8
  90. 90
    Thamesview School

    Foundation school

    34.3
    Attainment 8
  91. 91
    The Sittingbourne School

    Academy sponsor led

    34.1
    Attainment 8
  92. 92
    Folkestone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    33.7
    Attainment 8
  93. 93
    New Line Learning Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    32.2
    Attainment 8
  94. 94
    Hartsdown Academy

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    32.1
    Attainment 8
  95. 95
    30.6
    Attainment 8
  96. 96
    Goodwin Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    30.5
    Attainment 8
  97. 97
    Dover Christ Church Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    30.4
    Attainment 8
  98. 98
    The Royal Harbour Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    28.9
    Attainment 8
  99. 99
    Leigh Academy Minster

    Academy sponsor led

    28.4
    Attainment 8
  100. 100
    Astor Secondary School

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    27.9
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Kent?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Dartford Grammar School ranks first of 100 ranked secondary schools in Kent, with an average Attainment 8 score of 79.9. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Kent ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Kent?
100 secondary schools in Kent published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.