Overall Oxbridge
#855
5 ranked schools · +59 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
25
Offers
5
Offer rate20.0%
-2.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Long the first anchorage for outbound Thames shipping and the last for vessels returning to port, Gravesend developed from its medieval river crossing into the administrative centre of Gravesham borough, sitting on the south bank of the Thames opposite Tilbury in northwest Kent. High Speed 1 services from Gravesend station reach London St Pancras in roughly twenty-two minutes, making the town one of the faster commuter-belt options from this part of Kent. The Port of London Authority Pilot Station remains on the waterfront, a working reminder of the town's centuries-long maritime role. Cobham, the village settlement to the southwest, is widely regarded as one of Gravesham's most school-competitive postcodes, while Northfleet draws families competing for primary places along the river's edge. Some 60,000 people call the town home today. Istead Rise, Westcourt, and Meopham extend the residential catchment to the south and southeast.
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Area Performance
Across 44 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.42/10, -0.03 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Gravesend schools
Gravesend vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Gravesend schools
top 53% of 14,978
top 53% of 14,978
top 58% of 3,862
top 58% of 3,862
top 72% of 2,555
top 72% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
5 ranked schools · +59 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
25
Offers
5
Oxford
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
9
Offers
0
Cambridge
5 ranked schools · -24 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
16
Offers
5
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