Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Mayfield Grammar School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Mayfield Grammar School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
If your daughter is a hard-working, motivated girl who will enjoy a busy, ambitious school and a close community around her, Mayfield is the sort of Gravesend grammar worth a serious look. It is a selective girls' grammar in the town, with boys joining in the sixth form, and it has stayed selective throughout its long history. The school was founded in 1914 and takes its name from Mayfield House on Pelham Road, once the home of a local industrialist, a short walk from the centre of town. Its Latin motto, 'per aspera ad astra', through adversity to the stars, still sets the tone, and the school describes itself plainly as a centre of excellence within the community and for the community.
Academic work sits at the heart of the day, but Mayfield is clear that it wants girls to leave with more than good grades. Science and modern languages have long been particular strengths, and the curriculum is built to stretch a curious child across the full range of subjects. Pastoral care runs alongside the teaching, with the aim that every girl feels she belongs and is supported to do her best. The school sets out clear values, from leadership and integrity to resilience, and the wider programme covers sport, music, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and trips that take pupils well beyond the classroom.
The aim, in the school's own words, is for every girl to leave with the skills and confidence to make a positive contribution. Led by headteacher Elaine Wilson, Mayfield is a place where a determined, sociable girl will find plenty to throw herself into and a community that will know her well.
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Does Mayfield Grammar School have a catchment area?
There is no strict catchment, but the school gives priority to girls living in defined inner and outer postcode areas around Gravesend (including DA3, DA4, DA9-DA13 and ME3). All applicants must first reach the required standard in the Kent Test.
Mayfield Grammar School uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entrance exam.
No, there is no interview stage as part of Mayfield Grammar School's 11+ entrance process.
Mayfield Grammar School is a selective girls' grammar school for 11+ entry. Boys join in the sixth form.
The official website for Mayfield Grammar School is https://mgsg.co.uk/.
The specific 11+ pass mark for Mayfield Grammar School is unknown. All applicants must first reach the required standard in the Kent Test.
While there is no strict catchment, the school gives priority to girls living in defined inner and outer postcode areas around Gravesend.
Your daughter first needs to reach the required standard, either through the Kent Test (the PESE procedure run by Kent County Council) or through Mayfield's own optional test, which puts more weight on English. Places are then offered in priority order: looked-after and previously looked-after children first, then girls with a sister already at the school, then girls living in the school's listed postcode areas, then girls in the wider catchment, then those outside it. Within the catchment groups, girls on Free School Meals come first, then highest test score, then those living nearest. A girl with an EHCP or statement naming the school is admitted first. There's no fixed pass mark; it depends on demand each year.
For Mayfield's own optional test, if your daughter can't sit it because of illness confirmed by a doctor's certificate, a later test date will be arranged. Access arrangements such as extra time can be requested through her primary school head by the published deadline, and you can email the Headteacher's PA if circumstances change after that. The Kent Test itself is run by Kent County Council, not the school, so if she is ill on the Kent Test day, contact Kent County Council's admissions team as early as you can to ask what can be arranged.
