
Invicta Grammar School is celebrating after holding on to its crown as the county’s best state secondary, Kent Live reports.
The Maidstone girls’ school, which permits boys in the sixth form, has once again been ranked number one in the Real Schools Guide.
It came ahead of Dartford Grammar School for Girls in second and Ashford’s Highworth Grammar School in third.
The Real Schools Guide 2020, compiled by Reach’s data unit, aims to give a far more comprehensive picture than traditional league tables.
It takes into account 51 different data points – including not just GCSE results and Attainment 8 scores but also factors like Progress 8, pupil-teacher ratios and absence rates.
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1) Invicta Grammar School
Gender: Girls
Admission: Selective
National rank: 6th
Total score: 82
2) Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Gender: Girls
Admission: Selective
National rank: 13th
Total score: 80
3) Highworth Grammar School
Gender: Girls
Admission: Selective
National rank: 16th
Total score: 80
4) Dartford Grammar School
Gender: Boys
Admission: Selective
National rank: 30th
Total score: 77
5) Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Gender: Girls
Admission: Selective
National rank: 33rd
Total score: 77
6) Weald of Kent Grammar School
Gender: Girls
Admission: Selective
National rank: 46th
Total score: 77
7) Tonbridge Grammar School
Gender: Girls
Admission: Selective
National rank: 86th
Total score: 74
8) Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School
Gender: Girls
Admission: Selective
National rank: 110th
Total score: 73
9) Gravesend Grammar School
Gender: Boys
Admission: Selective
National rank: 113th
Total score: 73
10) Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School
Gender: Girls
Admission: Selective
National rank: 140th
Total score: 72
Source: Kent Live