Meningitis outbreak: All the schools with confirmed or suspected cases

Health & Fitness
18 Mar 2026 • 7:06 AM MYT
The Independent
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  1. Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Faversham – A year 13 pupil named as Juliette Kenny has died in the outbreak.
  2. Norton Knatchbull School, Ashford – Confirmed a meningitis diagnosis on Monday for a pupil admitted to hospital.
  3. Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, Canterbury – The BBC reported on Monday a year 13 pupil is in hospital with meningitis.
  4. Highworth Grammar School, Ashford – Said on Tuesday a year 13 pupil had been admitted to hospital with a suspected case of meningitis.
  5. It had been reported a year 13 student at Dane Court Grammar School in Broadstairs also had the infection, but the school has since said the case is not confirmed.

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