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Highsted Grammar School catchment area

Sittingbourne · girls grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Girls · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Kent Test
Year 7 places
150
Location
Sittingbourne, Kent
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Highsted Grammar School

Highsted Grammar School draws its intake using a designated catchment or distance priority around Sittingbourne. To be considered your child first needs to pass Kent Test, which makes them eligible but does not guarantee a place.

150 places: after looked-after, Pupil Premium and sibling priority, remaining places ranked by straight-line distance. The qualifying distance shifts every year with demand, so a postcode that was inside the catchment one year can fall outside it the next.

Bottom line: for Highsted Grammar School, both things matter, your child must pass the 11+, and you generally need to live close enough to clear that year's distance cut-off.
Grammar schools near Sittingbourne
Kent
Nearby options

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Holcombe Grammar School
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Chatham Grammar School
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Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Highsted Grammar School

1

Register

Sign up for Kent Test with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Pass, then your home distance decides. List Sittingbourne schools by preference on the application.

FAQs

Highsted Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

Does Highsted Grammar School have a catchment area?+
No catchment or priority area at all, but places go to girls living closest to the school.
Is Highsted Grammar School super-selective?+
No. Highsted Grammar School is a selective grammar with a catchment or distance priority, so both a qualifying mark and your home address affect whether you get a place.
How is the catchment for Highsted Grammar School measured?+
150 places: after looked-after, Pupil Premium and sibling priority, remaining places ranked by straight-line distance. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for Highsted Grammar School?+
Children applying to Highsted Grammar School sit Kent Test, usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does Highsted Grammar School offer?+
Highsted Grammar School admits 150 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to Highsted Grammar School from outside the area?+
Yes, you can always apply. In quieter years out-of-area children are offered places, but in-catchment families take priority, so it is less predictable.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Highsted Grammar School?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, most often home-to-school distance.
When do we register for the Kent Test?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with Highsted Grammar School or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with Highsted Grammar School and your local authority before applying.