Introducing our school
Gravesend Grammar School for Girls is a single sex selective Foundation School with Specialist Science College status. At the time of writing there are 991 girls on roll, with 250 in the Sixth Form, a teaching staff of 67 and a further 32 staff who support the daily running of the school.
The school was founded in 1914 as the County School for Girls, taking as its motto Per aspera ad astra (Through adversity to the stars), and moved to its present site in 1926. The original building, with its bell tower, central quadrangle and walled playing fields remain today much as they were then, however, the school has enjoyed modernisations. Throughout its history the school has remained selective and was known successively as Gravesend School for Girls, then Gravesend Grammar School for Girls.
The school benefits from a loyal, stable, well-qualified and experienced staff who works together as a team. Staff-student relationships flourish in a relaxed and caring environment, where students are encouraged to achieve their full potential. The calm, friendly atmosphere, combined with acceptance of the need for hard work, provides a high success rate in public examinations. This gives the school its good reputation and continues the tradition of excellence, which began in 1914.