About the school
Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school located on Chatham Street in Ramsgate, Kent. It serves the Isle of Thanet and is known for its strong academic results, broad curriculum and comprehensive pastoral care.
The school was formed in 2011 through the merger of the boys-only Chatham House Grammar School, founded in 1797, and the girls-only Clarendon House Grammar School, founded in 1905. It became an academy at the same time and operates across separate sites, preserving a 'small school' ethos with single-sex teaching in Key Stage 3 and the core GCSE subjects, and mixed teaching for GCSE options and the sixth form.
As a Kent grammar school, Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School selects pupils through the Kent Test (the Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, or PESE), provided by GL Assessment, with admissions coordinated by Kent County Council.
School type
Co-Educational Grammar
Exam date
Around September 10, 2026 (Kent pupils); weekend of September 12–13, 2026 (out-of-county)
Exam board
Kent Test (PESE) – GL Assessment
Address
Chatham Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 7PS
Age range
11–18 (Years 7–13)
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Admissions information
The Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School entrance test is the Kent Test, administered through Kent County Council. Here is everything you need to know about the admissions process and exam structure.
Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School selects pupils using the Kent Test (PESE), provided by GL Assessment and used by most Kent grammar schools. The school does not run its own separate entrance test. The Kent Test covers English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning, with all reasoning, English and maths sections in multiple-choice format on a separate answer sheet.
The Kent Test consists of two papers, each lasting around one hour – one English and Maths paper and one reasoning paper (verbal and non-verbal reasoning) – plus a separate writing task of around 40 minutes that is used only in borderline cases. All scores are age-standardised so that younger children are not disadvantaged.
Registration for the Kent Test is completed online through the Kent County Council website. For 2026, registration opens on Monday 1st June 2026 and closes at midnight on Wednesday 1st July 2026; late registrations are not accepted. Parents must then name Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School on the Kent Secondary Common Application Form by 31st October 2026.
The Kent Test takes place in September of Year 6, with results issued by Kent County Council on Thursday 15th October 2026, before the Common Application Form deadline. To be assessed as suitable for grammar school, a child needs a total aggregate score of 332 or more, with no single score below 106. School allocations are confirmed on National Offer Day, 1st March 2027.
Key admissions details
Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School has a Published Admission Number of 180 places for Year 7 each year.
Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School does not have a fixed catchment boundary; places are allocated by proximity, measured in a straight line from the child's home to the school using National Land and Property Gazetteer data, so the effective catchment can vary from year to year. After higher-priority groups (looked-after children, health and special access reasons, Pupil Premium, siblings and children of staff), priority is given to eligible children living in Thanet, Broomfield, Chestfield, Herne, Herne Bay, Reculver, Swalecliffe and Whitstable.
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Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School was formed in 2011 by merging Chatham House Grammar School (founded 1797) and Clarendon House Grammar School (founded 1905). It is a co-educational grammar school in Ramsgate, Kent, and became an academy at the time of the merger.
Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School has a Published Admission Number of 180 places for Year 7 each year. Demand for places is high and the school is regularly oversubscribed, making thorough Kent Test preparation essential.
Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School uses the Kent Test (PESE), provided by GL Assessment. It consists of a one-hour English and Maths paper and a one-hour reasoning paper, both multiple-choice, plus a short writing task used only in borderline cases. The school does not run its own separate entrance test.
To be assessed as suitable for a Kent grammar school, a child needs a total aggregate score of 332 or more in the Kent Test, with no single score below 106. Meeting this standard makes a child eligible for consideration but does not guarantee a place, as the school is oversubscribed and applies its admissions criteria.
Registration for the 2026 Kent Test opens on Monday 1st June 2026 and closes at midnight on Wednesday 1st July 2026. Registration is completed online through the Kent County Council website and late registrations are not accepted.
Yes. Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School offers a wide range of activities including debating, the Duke of Edinburgh Award, choir, chess and a variety of sports, supported by grass and astroturf pitches and two school libraries.
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