OFSTED
30 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
MAYFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL, GRAVESEND
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,398
1,398 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,351
96.6% of pupils
Male pupils
47
3.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.7 pts
below England
School
13.1%
Gravesham
25.3%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.7 pts
above England
School
23.0%
Gravesham
22.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Gravesham
1.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
32.6%
456
Any other Mixed background
16.7%
233
Indian
16.5%
230
African
7.7%
107
Any other White background
5.9%
82
Any other Asian background
4.6%
65
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
3.9%
54 of
1,398 pupils
17.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
64.3
25.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.38 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.44%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.78 pts
lower than
England
School
5.44%
Gravesham
6.23%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.27%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.54 pts
lower than
England
School
13.27%
Gravesham
16.89%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.03%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.78 pts
lower than
England
School
1.03%
Gravesham
1.44%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
115.8%
23.5 pts
above England
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
115.8%
Gravesham
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.