Gravesend Grammar School
Church Walk, Gravesend, DA12 2PROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Gravesend Grammar School is a secondary school in Gravesend for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. It ranks 2nd of 8 secondary schools in Gravesend. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 18 March 2025, report published 6 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 18 March 2025
The school's core values of respect, friendship, hard work and exploration underpin its high aspirations for pupils. Pupils feel happy and safe. They know they can seek support from staff if needed. They enjoy learning and value the positive interactions they have with teachers. The school has high expectations of pupils' behaviour and achievement, and pupils regularly rise to meet these. The academic curriculum has breadth, balance and purpose. Lessons are characterised by calm, purposeful engagement. Teachers are passionate about their subjects, and this helps them to inspire pupils to do their best. Pupils embrace learning and enjoy the intellectual challenges presented to them. The school offers an extensive extra-curricular programme, including rugby, boxing, politics, debating, chess, pottery, netball and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Societies such as the medical and Oxbridge societies support those aspiring to study medicine or attend university. The extra-curricular provision actively encourages participation from disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils champion inclusivity and actively celebrate diversity. Significant numbers of pupils continue their education into the sixth form and a high proportion of students proceed to universities of their choice successfully. Sixth-form students appreciate the extra time and effort their teachers put into supporting them individually.
What the school should improve
- The school's professional development to refine teachers' pedagogical knowledge and skills is not yet embedded consistently. As a result, not all pupils achieve as well as they could across the curriculum. The school should continue to embed and refine its approaches to improving teaching further to ensure that all pupils achieve highly.
- Some aspects of the school's self-evaluation and improvement strategies could be even sharper. As a result, leaders, including governors, are not always fully clear on the effectiveness of some aspects of the school's work. The trust should continue to work with the school to refine its systems and processes further.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
221 pupils in the year group
A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25
193 students
Average A level grade B, England average B-
Pupil numbers and mix
1,495 pupils on roll, with places for 1,032
Schools near Gravesend Grammar School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Catholic Comprehensive | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 42.1 |
| Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 64.3 |
| Saint George's Church of England School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 41.3 |
| Thamesview School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 34.3 |
| Northfleet Technology College | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 35.7 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Malcolm Moaby
- Phone
- 01474331893
- Address
- Church Walk, Gravesend, DA12 2PR
- Local authority
- Kent
- URN
- 137099
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.