- 11+ area guide
Kent 11+: the Kent Test
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The Kent 11+ at a glance
For September 2027 entry
The test
Kent Test
Opens a short explanationqualifying scoreThe score a child must reach to be considered for a grammar school place in that area. Reaching it is not an offer of a place: places then follow each school’s admission rules.
332or more
2026 entry (the latest published)
Checked, source: Kent County Council (hosted by school), checkedSchools on this page
32
Schools we cover in this area
Your next deadlines
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
For September 2028 entry. This is the test registration, not the school place application
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
in 13 days
For September 2027 entry
Coming up: Appeal deadline
in 25 weeks
For September 2027 entry
How places are given
Passing the test is the first step, not a place
Children sit the Kent Test. A score of 332 or more means a child can be considered for a grammar school place. Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place: each school then gives places by its own rules.
You apply for school places through your home council, on its Common Application Form (CAF), by its deadline. Name the schools in your real order of preference: councils look at every preference at the same time.
Step by step
The Kent 11+, step by step
For children starting secondary school in September 2027 (Year 6 in 2026/27).
Step 1: Register for the test
DoneSign your child up for Kent Test. This is not the school place application.
Show the dates
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Step 2: Your child sits the test
DoneThe test day, and any practice test before it.
Show the dates
Done: Test day
Step 3: Results
DoneYou find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.
Show the dates
Done: Results
Step 4: Apply for school places
NowList your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.
Done: School place applications open (CAF)
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
in 13 days
Step 5: Offers
Coming upYour council tells you which school has offered a place.
Coming up: National Offer Day
Step 6: Appeals and waiting lists
Coming upIf you are refused a place, you can appeal and join waiting lists.
Coming up: Appeal deadline
in 25 weeks
Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entryMost dates are only given as a month so far, so we mark them as expected.
Step 1: Register for the test
Dates not publishedSign your child up for Kent Test. This is not the school place application.
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Step 2: Your child sits the test
Dates not publishedThe test day, and any practice test before it.
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Step 3: Results
Dates not publishedYou find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Step 4: Apply for school places
Dates not publishedList your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.
Not published yet: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Step 5: Offers
Dates not publishedYour council tells you which school has offered a place.
Not published yet: National Offer Day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
The schools
How far offers reached at each school
Listed A to Z, with the furthest distance offers reached in the latest year. Each school uses its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get: distance only counts within the last rule a school reached.
Listed A to Z by school name.
Barton Court Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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No distance published
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Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
No distance published
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Cranbrook SchoolBoys and girls
Lowest score offered: 349 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
349
Dane Court Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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No distance published
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Dartford Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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Dover Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
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Dover Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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No distance published
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No distance published
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No distance published
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No distance published
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Offers reached 9.8 miles2026 entry
Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
No distance published
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Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, FavershamBoys and girls
No distance published
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Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
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Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
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Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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The Folkestone School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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No distance published
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Lowest score offered: 389 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
389
The Norton Knatchbull SchoolBoys
No distance published
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Offers reached 11 miles2025 entry
Lowest score offered: 378 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
378
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
Offers reached 1.961 miles2026 entry
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysBoys
Offers reached 14.78 miles2026 entry
Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
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Wilmington Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
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Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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Source: Maidstone Grammar School, checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.
Live near a border?
- You can apply for schools in another council's area. You still apply through your own home council, on its form.
- Each area runs its own test, with its own registration and dates. If you like schools in two areas, check both registration deadlines.
- Schools often give priority to children living nearby or in a catchment area, so check each school's rules before you rely on it.
Areas in the same part of the country: Buckinghamshire, Essex and Southend (CSSE), Medway, Reading, Slough
Official sources
5 sources: the council, the test administrator and each school
- Borden Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Chatham Grammar
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Folkestone School for Girls
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Kent County Council (hosted by school)
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Kent County Council (hosted by school)
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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