Wilmington Grammar School for Boys

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked After / Previously Looked After Children — Children in Local Authority Care or Previously in Local Authority Care – a looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangement orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. 2Siblings — Siblings in the school or in Wilmington Grammar School for Girls - a sibling attending either school when the child starts. 'Sibling' means a natural brother or sister, a half brother or sister, a legally adopted brother or sister or half-brother or sister, a step brother or sister or other child living in the same household as part of the same family who, in any of these cases, will be living at the same address at the date of their application for a place.
3. 3Children of staff — Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or a member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, priority will be given to the children of staff employed at the school.
4. 4Governor Places (exceptional test performance within 5 miles) — Awarded to boys who have shown exceptional performance in the Kent Test (excluding the maths test) and residing within a 5 mile radius of the school - Up to 10% of the PAN (18 places) will be awarded to those children who through the tests have shown an exceptional performance which places them in the top 18 selective places. In case of tied scores distance will be used.
5. 5Proximity (1.5 mile / named parishes), Pupil Premium priority — Boys who live within 1.5 mile proximity of the school (see map attached) and boys living within the parishes listed below. Priority within this area will be given to children eligible for Pupil Premium. [Named parishes: Ash Cum Ridley, Badgers Mount, Bean, Crockenhill, Darenth, Dartford, Dunton Green, Eynsford, Farningham, Fawkham, Halstead, Hartley, Hextable, Horton Kirby & South Darenth, Istead Rise Cobham & Luddesdown (ward), Kemsing, Longfield & New Barn, Meopham, Otford, Shoreham, Southfleet, Stanstead, Stone, Sutton at Hone & Hawley, Swanley, Swanscombe & Greenhithe, West Kingsdown, Wilmington, Wrotham, Unparished Area of Ebbsfleet]
6. 6Pupil Premium within 3 miles — Other Pupil Premium children within a 3-mile radius of the school - Students in receipt of Pupil Premium living within 3 miles proximity of the school.
7. 7All other eligible boys - distance — All other eligible boys – within this criterion, children will be ranked according to: The distance from their home to the Wilmington Grammar School for Boys with those living closest being ranked highest.

If two applications tie: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place. This process will be independently adjudicated.

PAN is reduced first to account for EHCP admissions. Multiple births (twins/triplets) may be admitted above PAN if one sibling is deemed selective. Waiting list maintained to July 2028.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.