Schools in Gravesham
38 state-funded schools, 20,291 pupils. 97.3% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 5 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Gravesham?
Gravesham has 38 state-funded schools teaching 20,291 pupils. 27 primary, 8 secondary, 1 alternative provision.
What percentage of schools in Gravesham are Good or Outstanding?
97.3% of the 37 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Gravesham are rated Good or Outstanding: 5 Outstanding and 31 Good. 1 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Gravesham are rated Outstanding?
5 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Gravesham: Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend, Ifield School, Cobham Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet, Northfleet Nursery School.
Are there grammar schools in Gravesham?
Yes. Gravesham has 2 selective (grammar) schools: Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend, Gravesend Grammar School. Selective schools admit by entrance exam, so the local non-selective intake differs from the national picture.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Mayfield Grammar School, GravesendGrammarSecondary1,430Outstanding 2024
- Ifield SchoolSpecial276Outstanding 2023
- Cobham Primary SchoolPrimary216Outstanding 2024
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, NorthfleetPrimary214Outstanding 2023
- Northfleet Nursery SchoolNursery92Outstanding 2022
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 27 | 26 | 96.2% |
| Secondary | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Nursery | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Special | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Gravesham
Showing 20 of 38 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saint George's Church of England School | Secondary | 1,572 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Gravesend Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,493 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mayfield Grammar School, GravesendGrammar | Secondary | 1,430 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St John's Catholic Comprehensive | Secondary | 1,322 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Northfleet School for Girls | Secondary | 1,302 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Northfleet Technology College | Secondary | 963 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Meopham School | Secondary | 957 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thamesview School | Secondary | 955 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend | Primary | 881 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitehill Primary School | Primary | 588 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Shears Green Junior School | Primary | 492 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 476 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Copperfield Academy | Primary | 466 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
Chantry Community Primary School | Primary | 464 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King's Farm Primary School | Primary | 459 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wrotham Road Primary School | Primary | 456 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Meopham Community Academy | Primary | 445 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 439 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 420 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Springhead Park Primary School | Primary | 412 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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