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Kent Test 11+ dates: registration, test day and results

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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In short

Two dates matter most to Kent families with a child in Year 6 right now. Kent Test decisions are due on Thursday 15 October 2026 (by email, after 4pm)Kent 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kent County Council (hosted by school).The source says: Thursday 15 October 2026 Kent Test Decisions emails are sent after 4pm to the email address used to register the child.View the official source. Soon after that, the secondary application closes: Monday 2 November 2026 (midnight; Kent residents apply to KCC)Kent 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: Monday 2 November 2026 Online application process closes for the main round.View the official source. The test itself is already over. Kent works in a fixed order: register in the summer of Year 5, sit the test early in Year 6, receive a decision, then name your schools on the application. Offers follow on Monday 1 March 2027 (by email after 4pm)Kent 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: Monday 1st March 2027 Offers of school places sent to parents via email after 4pm.View the official source.

Step by step, September 2027 entry

Add to my calendar

  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Done

    Sign your child up for Kent Test. This is not the school place application.

    Show the dates

    1. Done: Test registration opens

    2. Done: Test registration closes

  2. Step 2: Your child sits the test

    Done

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

    Show the dates

    1. Done: Test day

  3. Step 3: Results

    Done

    You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.

    Show the dates

    1. Done: Results

  4. Step 4: Apply for school places

    Now

    List your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.

    1. Done: School place applications open: Common Application Form (CAF)

    2. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

      in 13 days

  5. Step 5: Offers

    Coming up

    Your council tells you which school has offered a place.

    1. Coming up: National Offer Day

  6. Step 6: Appeals and waiting lists

    Coming up

    If you are refused a place, you can appeal and join waiting lists.

    1. Coming up: Appeal deadline

      in 25 weeks

Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entry

  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Dates not published

    Sign your child up for Kent Test. This is not the school place application.

    1. Not published yet: Test registration opens

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

    2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. Step 2: Your child sits the test

    Dates not published

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

    1. Not published yet: Test day

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Step 3: Results

    Dates not published

    You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.

    1. Not published yet: Results

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  4. Step 4: Apply for school places

    Dates not published

    List your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.

    1. Not published yet: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  5. Step 5: Offers

    Dates not published

    Your council tells you which school has offered a place.

    1. Not published yet: National Offer Day

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Two dates matter most to Kent families with a child in Year 6 right now. Kent Test decisions are due on Thursday 15 October 2026 (by email, after 4pm)Kent 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kent County Council (hosted by school).The source says: Thursday 15 October 2026 Kent Test Decisions emails are sent after 4pm to the email address used to register the child.View the official source. Soon after that, the secondary application closes: Monday 2 November 2026 (midnight; Kent residents apply to KCC)Kent 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: Monday 2 November 2026 Online application process closes for the main round.View the official source. The test itself is already over. Children in Kent primary schools sat it on Thursday 10 September 2026 (in Kent primary schools)Kent 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kent County Council (hosted by school).The source says: Thursday 10 September 2026 Children who attend a Kent primary school sit the test in their school.View the official source, and children from other schools sat it on Saturday 12 or Sunday 13 September 2026 (test centres, for children at schools outside Kent or home-educated)Kent 2027 entry: Out of countyChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kent County Council (hosted by school).The source says: Saturday 12 September 2026 / Children who attend primary schools outside Kent or are Educated at Home sit the test in a Test Centre.View the official source. Kent works in a fixed order: register in the summer of Year 5, sit the test early in Year 6, receive a decision, then name your schools on the application. Offers follow on Monday 1 March 2027 (by email after 4pm)Kent 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: Monday 1st March 2027 Offers of school places sent to parents via email after 4pm.View the official source. For children now in Year 5, the registration opening date for September 2028 entry is Kent 2028 entry: Registration opensNot yet published by Kent County Council (hosted by school); last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: No 2028-entry Kent Test dates in the KCC documents captured.View the official source.

Between the decision and offer day

Applications opened on 1 September 2026Kent 2027 entry: Applications openChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: Tuesday 1 September 2026 Online application process opens.View the official source. You may name up to four schoolsKent: Preferences allowedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: You can name up to four SecondaryView the official source on the form. A Kent decision does not change the application deadline, so send the form on time whatever the email says. After offers arrive, reply to accept or refuse by 15 March 2027Kent 2027 entry: Accept byChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: Monday 15 March 2027 Parents should contact the school to accept/refuse the place that has been offeredView the official source. Appeals need to be lodged by 13 April 2027Kent 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: Tuesday 13 April 2027 Appeals need to be lodged by this date to be heard before SeptemberView the official source so they can be heard before September.

Looking ahead to September 2028 entry

The Kent dates for the next round have not been captured yet. The closing date for registration is Kent 2028 entry: Registration closesNot yet published by Kent County Council (hosted by school); last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: No 2028-entry Kent Test dates in the KCC documents captured.View the official source, and the test date is Kent 2028 entry: Test dateNot yet published by Kent County Council (hosted by school); last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: No 2028-entry Kent Test dates in the KCC documents captured.View the official source. Last round, registration opened on 1 June 2026Kent 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kent County Council (hosted by school).The source says: Registration opens on 1 June 2026 and closes at midnight on 1 July 2026View the official source and closed on 1 July 2026 (midnight)Kent 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kent County Council (hosted by school).The source says: Registration opens on 1 June 2026 and closes at midnight on 1 July 2026View the official source, and requests for access arrangements were due by 1 July 2026Kent 2027 entry: Access arrangements deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kent County Council (hosted by school).The source says: accepted after 1 July 2026.View the official source. Families register online at kent.gov.uk/kenttest (online account)Kent: Register atChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kent County Council (hosted by school).The source says: Go to kent.gov.uk/kenttest and create an online account forView the official source. Medway runs a separate test with its own dates.

For what each decision means, see the Kent Test results page. To build a timeline for your own child, use the Kent Test 11+ plan.