---
type: "School Guide"
title: "Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School Catchment Area"
description: "No fixed boundary, but places are offered by distance from the permanent address, so the catchment shifts yearly. Map, distances and the Kent Test."
resource: https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/chatham-clarendon-grammar-school-catchment-area
tags: ["grammar-schools", "grammar schools", "catchment areas", "pip"]
timestamp: 2026-10-13T19:42:37Z
image: https://pip11plus.com/og-grammar.png
---

Catchment or distance priority Co-educational Kent

# Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School catchment area

Ramsgate · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18

Location matters

### Does Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School have a catchment area?

**Yes.** No fixed boundary, but places are offered by distance from the permanent address, so the catchment shifts yearly.

Admissions

Catchment or
distance priority

Intake

Co-educational · ages 11 to 18

11+ test

Kent Test

Year 7 places

290

Location

Ramsgate, Kent

Catchment, explained

## How catchment works at Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School

~290 places: after extra weighting for SEN, low income and siblings, remaining places ranked by straight-line distance.

Check whether the school uses a named priority area, home-to-school distance, or other priority groups. The map is a starting point, not an admissions decision.

Grammar schools near Ramsgate

Kent

Nearby options

## Other grammar schools near Ramsgate

[Dane Court Grammar School Broadstairs · Area or distance priority 1.5 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/dane-court-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Sir Roger Manwood's School Sandwich · Area or distance priority 5.6 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/sir-roger-manwoods-school-catchment-area)

[Barton Court Grammar School Canterbury · Area or distance priority 14.7 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/barton-court-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Dover Grammar School for Boys Dover · Area or distance priority 14.9 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/dover-grammar-school-for-boys-catchment-area)

[Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School Canterbury · Area or distance priority 14.9 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/simon-langton-girls-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Dover Grammar School for Girls Dover · Area or distance priority 15.2 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/dover-grammar-school-for-girls-catchment-area)

Applying

## Sitting the 11+ for Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School

1

### Read the rules

Check [Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School's admissions information](https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/admissions-criteria) for the current priority categories, address rules and entry year.

2

### Register for the test

Find the current Kent Test instructions and deadline from the school, consortium or local authority. Registration routes can differ.

3

### Apply for a place

Submit your secondary school preferences by your local authority's deadline. A qualifying test result makes your child eligible; it is not an offer.

FAQs

## Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

**Does Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School have a catchment area?**

No fixed boundary, but places are offered by distance from the permanent address, so the catchment shifts yearly.

**How are places allocated at Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School?**

~290 places: after extra weighting for SEN, low income and siblings, remaining places ranked by straight-line distance. Check the [school's current admissions information](https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/admissions-criteria) before applying.

**What test does my child need to take?**

Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School lists Kent Test as its entrance test. Check its current registration instructions and dates before making plans.

**How many Year 7 places does Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School offer?**

The published admission number in our source data is 290. Confirm the number for your child's entry year in the school's current policy.

**Does passing the entrance test guarantee a place?**

No. Meeting the qualifying standard makes a child eligible for consideration. Offers then follow the school's published priority and oversubscription rules.

### Practise the subjects this test uses

Pip offers short maths, English and reasoning practice. Check Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School's current test subjects before choosing what to work on.

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Admissions details can change each year. Check [Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School's published information](https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/admissions-criteria) and your local authority's current arrangements before applying. The map shows nearby schools; it does not predict an offer.