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Education in Gravesham

District

The east of the South East. 111,221 people in 99 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Gravesham, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Gravesham had 44 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
44
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Gravesham had 44 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Gravesham among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Gravesham is 44.

Schools

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Schools in Gravesham

Gravesham has 44 open schools: 1 nursery, 27 primary, 7 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 special, 3 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
3
Good
10
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

14 of the 38 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between December 2021 and May 2024.

4 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

5 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Gravesham

3 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Cobham Primary School (April 2024), St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet (January 2023), Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend (April 2024).

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Northfleet Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 593Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met

Primary (27)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery SchoolFoundation school3 to 11442Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade61% met KS2 standard
Chantry Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11441Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met45% met KS2 standard
Cobham Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11218Outstanding (overall), April 202483% met KS2 standard
Copperfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11459Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met72% met KS2 standard
Culverstone Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11207Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade52% met KS2 standard
Higham Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11210Good (overall), January 202457% met KS2 standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11458School remains Good, October 202346% met KS2 standard
Istead Rise Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11211School remains Good, February 202483% met KS2 standard
King's Farm Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11468School remains Good, February 202469% met KS2 standard
Lawn Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11237Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade31% met KS2 standard
Meopham Community AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11459School remains Good, May 202456% met KS2 standard
Painters Ash Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11391School remains Good, March 202377% met KS2 standard
Rosherville Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11155Good (overall), September 202255% met KS2 standard
Shears Green Infant SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7258Standards maintained, December 2024
Shears Green Junior SchoolFoundation school7 to 11493School remains Good, January 202352% met KS2 standard
Shorne Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11211School remains Good, March 202369% met KS2 standard
Singlewell Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11402Good (overall), January 202363% met KS2 standard
Springhead Park Primary SchoolFree schools3 to 11438Good (overall), May 202366% met KS2 standard
St Botolph's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11422School remains Good, March 202370% met KS2 standard
St John's Catholic Primary School, GravesendAcademy converter3 to 11869School remains Good, October 202373% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, NorthfleetAcademy converter5 to 11217Outstanding (overall), January 202358% met KS2 standard
The Riverview AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11784Good (overall), December 2021
Tymberwood AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11394School remains Good, March 202269% met KS2 standard
Vigo Village SchoolCommunity school4 to 11134Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade72% met KS2 standard
Westcourt Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11285Standards maintained, May 202547% met KS2 standard
Whitehill Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11515Requires improvement (overall), February 202442% met KS2 standard
Wrotham Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11454School remains Good, October 202273% met KS2 standard

Secondary (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Gravesend Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,495Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 67.9
Mayfield Grammar School, GravesendAcademy converter11 to 181,398Outstanding (overall), April 2024Attainment 8: 62.2
Meopham SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 18905Good (overall), April 2023Attainment 8: 38.4
Northfleet School for GirlsFoundation school11 to 181,312Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 39.8
Northfleet Technology CollegeFoundation school11 to 18974Good (overall), September 2022Attainment 8: 35.7
St John's Catholic ComprehensiveVoluntary aided school11 to 181,335Standards maintained, January 2025Attainment 8: 45.3
Thamesview SchoolFoundation school11 to 18978Good (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 36.6

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Saint George's Church of England SchoolAcademy converter4 to 181,631Good (overall), October 202367% met KS2 standard

Special (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Helen Allison SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1971No outcome in Ofsted's file
Ifield SchoolFoundation special school4 to 19282School remains Outstanding, November 2023
LINK19 CollegeSpecial post 16 institution19 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file
Pier View AcademyOther independent special school11 to 2536No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Bronte SchoolOther independent school3 to 11147Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Cobham HallOther independent school11 to 19112Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Gad's Hill SchoolOther independent school3 to 16326Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Estuary AcademyAcademy alternative provision sponsor led11 to 1630Good (overall), June 2023

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.