The Granville School has an unrivalled record of results at the 11+ stage. A high number of girls gain scholarships and exhibitions to a variety of sought-after independent schools. Our pass rate for the Kent 11+ is over 90%. Girls are prepared for entry into both independent schools and state grammar schools. Staff work in close partnership with parents to help guide them and their daughters through the various different procedures for a wide range of schools. This ensures that the girls fulfil their potential and achieve places in schools where they will thrive.
How we prepare our pupils
Preparation for senior school exams at The Granville takes a bespoke approach. Open and honest communication between parents and staff enables us to create a programme of learning for each pupil that will best prepare them for their specific exams and scholarships. Our expertise allows us to advise and guide parents along this journey, starting in Year 4 with the first Senior Schools Meeting. In Year 5 we recommend for parents to begin visiting school and sharing their thoughts with us. Individual meetings take place throughout Year 5 and 6 with our Headmistress and regular contact takes place between parents and our highly experienced Senior School Transition Coordinator.
Although preparation for these exams starts long before this, perhaps even in Pre-School as pupils begin to develop the soft skills and confidence that will serve them so well later on, we begin in earnest in Year 5. The curriculum in Year 5 is specifically designed to support success in senior school exams, in all their guises. In the Summer Term we introduce additional exam preparation lessons, along with additional spacial reasoning sessions for girls sitting the Kent 11+. Holiday work is set for Year 5 girls throughout the year, to offer supplementary opportunities for revision. We use Atom Learning for pupils sitting the ISEB pre-test. In Year 6, the tailored approach continues with teachers differentiating work according to the exams girls will be sitting. Additional revision sessions are held for girls sitting the Sevenoaks School and Caterham exams that have particular requirements in terms of knowledge and skills. Individual sessions take place with subject specialists for those girls applying for Art, Drama, Music or Sports Scholarships and Exhibitions.
Destination Schools
| Senior School | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total |
| Ardingly College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Benenden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Bennett Memorial | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Brighton College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bromley High | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Caterham | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Cobham Hall | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Harrow Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Kent College | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Mayfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Newstead Wood | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Priestlands | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Radnor House | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Sackville School | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Sevenoaks | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 41 |
| St. Paul’s Girls School | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Tonbridge Grammar School | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Walthamstow Hall | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| Weald | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wells Cathedral School | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Woldingham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Wycombe Abbey | 2 | 2 |
Scholarships & Awards
2025
Bromley High: Academic Scholarship (1)
Caterham School: Academic Scholarship (2), Music Scholarship (1), Music Exhibition (1), Sports Scholarship (1)
Kent College: Academic Scholarship (1)
Radnor House: Academic Scholarship (1), Drama Scholarship (1)
Sevenoaks: Academic Scholarship (2), Music Scholarship (2)
Walthamstow Hall: Academic Scholarship (1), All Rounder Scholarship (1)
2024
Benenden: Sports Scholarship (2), Music Scholarship (1), Academic Scholarship (1)
Bromley High: Academic Scholarship (1), Sports Scholarship (1)
Caterham School: Sports Scholarship (5), Academic Scholarship (4)
Eltham College: Academic Scholarship (1)
Kent College: Academic Scholarship (2), Sports Scholarship (1)
Radnor House: Academic Scholarship (1)
Sevenoaks: Academic Scholarship (3),Music Scholarship (2)
Walthamstow Hall: Academic Scholarship (3), Sports Scholarship (2)
Woldingham School: Academic Scholarship (3), Sports Scholarship (3)
Wycombe Abbey: Academic Scholarship (1)
2023
Benenden: Academic Scholarship (1)
Brighton College: Music Scholarship (1), Drama Scholarship (1)
Caterham School: Academic Scholarship (3), Music Scholarship (2), Sports Scholarship (2), Drama Scholarship (1)
Kent College: Academic Scholarship (1)
Mayfield: Academic Scholarship (1)
Radnor House: Values Scholarship (1)
Sevenoaks: Academic Scholarship (2), Music Scholarship (2)
Walthamstow Hall: Academic Exhibition (2), Music Exhibition (2), Sports Exhibition (2)
Woldingham School: Academic Scholarship (2), Athletics Scholarship (1), Performing Arts Scholarship (1)
2022
Ardingly College : Academic Scholarship (1), Music Scholarship (1)
Caterham School: Academic Scholarship (5), Sports Scholarship (1), Critical Thinking Award (1), English Award (1), Maths Award (1)
Kent College: Drama Exhibition (1)
Mayfield: Equestrian Scholarship (1), Sports Scholarship (1)
Radnor House: Academic Scholarship (1), Drama Scholarship (1), Art Scholarship (1)
Sevenoaks: Academic Scholarship (3), Music Scholarship (1)
Walthamstow Hall: Academic Exhibition (2), Academic Scholarship (2), Music Scholarship (1)
Woldingham School: Academic Scholarship (1), Music Exhibition (1)
2021
Ardingly College: Academic Scholarship (1)
Caterham School: Academic Scholarship (4), Sports Scholarship (2), Head’s Award (2)
Sevenoaks: Academic Scholarship (1), Music Scholarship (1)
Walthamstow Hall: Academic Scholarship (4), Music Exhibition (1), Sports Exhibition (1), Sports Scholarship (1)
Woldingham School: Academic Scholarship (6)
