Schools in Gravesham[1]

Local authority district E07000109 · 43 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 65 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 14 (22%)[4]
second 20%: 17 (26%)[4]
middle 20%: 11 (17%)[4]
fourth 20%: 16 (25%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 7 (11%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	20%[4]	28%[4]	15%[4]	17%[4]	20%[4]
Employment	22%[4]	26%[4]	17%[4]	22%[4]	14%[4]
Education and skills	23%[4]	35%[4]	26%[4]	15%[4]	0%[4]
Health and disability	14%[4]	26%[4]	23%[4]	25%[4]	12%[4]
Crime	40%[4]	25%[4]	23%[4]	12%[4]	0%[4]
Housing and services	25%[4]	28%[4]	29%[4]	15%[4]	3%[4]
Living environment	14%[4]	14%[4]	23%[4]	26%[4]	23%[4]
Children in low-income families	12%[4]	34%[4]	18%[4]	20%[4]	15%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 62.2% of 41,735 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 26.7% of 84,570 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 10.1% of 84,568 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Grammar schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Gravesend Grammar School	11–18[2]	A8 68 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend	11–18[2]	A8 62 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]

Secondary schools (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Meopham School	11–18[2]	A8 38 2025/26[8] AL D+ 2024/25[9]
Northfleet School for Girls	11–18[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Northfleet Technology College	11–18[2]	A8 36 2025/26[8]
Saint George's Church of England School	4–18[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8] AL D+ 2024/25[9] KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
St John's Catholic Comprehensive	11–18[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Thamesview School	11–18[2]	A8 37 2025/26[8]

Primary schools (27)

School	Ages	Headline results
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Chantry Community Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 45% 2024/25[10]
Cobham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Copperfield Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Culverstone Green Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Higham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[10]
Istead Rise Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
King's Farm Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Lawn Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 31% 2024/25[10]
Meopham Community Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Painters Ash Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Rosherville Church of England Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Shears Green Infant School	3–7[2]
Shears Green Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Shorne Church of England Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Singlewell Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Springhead Park Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend	3–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet	5–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
The Riverview Academy	4–11[2]
Tymberwood Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Vigo Village School	4–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Westcourt Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[10]
Whitehill Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 42% 2024/25[10]
Wrotham Road Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (3)

School	Ages	Headline results
Bronte School	3–11[2]
Cobham Hall	11–19[2]	AL C 2024/25[9]
Gad's Hill School	3–16[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (4)

School	Ages	Headline results
Estuary Academy	11–16[2]
Helen Allison School	5–19[2]
Ifield School	4–19[2]
Pier View Academy	11–25[2]

Nursery schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Northfleet Nursery School	2–5[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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