Grammar schools in Kent

Sat on one day in early September of Year 6: an English and maths paper, a reasoning paper (one verbal and several non-verbal sections) and a short writing exercise. The writing is not part of the score; it can be read by head teacher panels considering borderline cases.

Kent County Council sets a pass standard each year — a total across the papers with a minimum on each. Children who meet it are judged suitable for grammar school, but that is not an offer: each school allocates places under its own criteria, which often include distance or catchment, and some rank applicants by score.

Register online with Kent County Council in the summer term of Year 5 (registration usually runs through June). Children at Kent primary schools normally sit the test at school; others sit it at a test centre. Name your grammar schools on your secondary application by 31 October.