School insights
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SEND
The website directs readers to information about curriculum accessibility for disabled students and those with SEND.
“You can find out more about how we make our curriculum accessible for students with disabilities or SEND in the SEND section of the website.”
SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties, cognition, speech and communication needs including ASD, sensory and physical difficulties, ADHD, and SEMH.
“In particular those with: - Specific Learning difficulties (SpLD) and cognition (including dyspraxia, dyslexia and dyscalculia) - Speech Language and Communication (SLCN), including ASD - Sensory and physical difficulties, including VI, HI and ADHD - Social, emotional and mental health Difficulties (SEMH)”
Pastoral
The school identifies care, guidance and support as institutional strengths.
“Outstanding care, guidance and support are real strengths of the school.”
All sixth-form students receive pastoral care and support and meet their form tutor daily for care and advice.
“In Graveney Sixth Form all our students receive excellent pastoral care and support. Students meet with their form tutor every day and are the first source of care and advice.”
Subject strengths
The school describes its sixth-form A-level results as outstanding.
“Once again we are delighted to report that Graveney School Sixth Form students have achieved an outstanding set of results at A Level.”
Class size
There were 419 students in Year 13.
“As one of the biggest school sixth forms in the country with 419 students in Year 13 and a curriculum covering 32 subjects, the A\*-C rate of 82% really underlines the hard work put in by our students.”
The sixth form has more than 900 students.
“With over 900 students in our sixth form, we can offer a wide and exciting range of level three courses, including 32 A Level subjects.”
Enrichment
An extensive extracurricular offer supports students in becoming independent and resilient learners.
“An extensive extra curricular offer ensures that all our students have the opportunity to develop their skills as independent and resilient learners.”
The school offers an extensive and varied range of enrichment opportunities, including clubs and after-school activities for students from KS3 to KS5.
“Graveney is extremely proud of the extensive and varied range of enrichment opportunities we continue to offer our pupils and students.”
Ethos
The school describes a long tradition of academic excellence.
“We have a long tradition of academic excellence at Graveney with more than 88% of our Year 13 Leavers taking up places at University in 2025 or planning to do so following a gap year.”
The school describes itself as fiercely aspirational.
“We are a fiercely aspirational school.”
Sixth form
The sixth-form curriculum offers an extensive range of AS and A Level subjects.
“The sixth form curriculum choices are very broad, offering an extensive range of subject choices at both AS level and A level.”
The sixth form has over 900 students and offers 32 A Level subjects within a broad range of level three courses.
“With over 900 students in our sixth form, we can offer a wide and exciting range of level three courses, including 32 A Level subjects.”
Admissions
The application process for September 2026 entry is closed.
“Our Application process for September 2026 entry is now closed.”
Applications for September 2026 entry were accepted from 14 October to 5 December 2025.
“Our applications window for September 2026 entry ran from 14 October 2025 to Friday 5 December 2025.”
Destinations
Over 90% of leavers progress to university, either immediately after A levels or following a gap year.
“Over 90% of leavers progress to University, some going in the Autumn after finishing their A levels and some taking a gap year first.”
Since 2010, 142 Graveney students have secured Oxford or Cambridge places, averaging nine per year.
“Since 2010, 142 Graveney students have won places at Oxford or Cambridge, an average of nine students a year.”
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