Grammar schools in Kent

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

Kent 11+: the test
Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE)
Kent 11+: score to qualify
332or more
2026 entry
Checked, source: Kent County Council (hosted by school), checked 9 Oct 2026

In short

Kent's grammar schools, listed below from A to Z, take children through the Kent Test. It has English and maths (combined paper), reasoning paper (verbal and non-verbal), plus a writing taskKent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE): PapersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chatham Grammar.The source says: aper for Kent is a combined English & Maths paper. The second paper is reasoning and contains verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source. For 2027 entry it was sat 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, or 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. The next key date is results day: 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. Applications then close on 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. You can 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. Enter a postcode above to sort the list by distance from home.

The schools

How far offers reached at each school in Kent

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.

The Kent 11+, step by step

Listed A to Z by school name.

Borden Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
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150 places, 2027 entry
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
No distance published
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Cranbrook SchoolBoys and girls
Lowest score offered: 349 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
349
90 places, 2027 entry
Dane Court Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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Dartford Grammar SchoolBoys
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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Gravesend Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
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210 places, 2027 entry
Highsted Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
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150 places, 2027 entry
Highworth Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
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Invicta Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
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Maidstone Grammar SchoolBoys
Offers reached 9.8 miles2026 entry
Criterion 2: listed-parish boys with a Kent Test combined score of 360 or more
Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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210 places, 2027 entry
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
No distance published
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Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
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160 places, 2027 entry
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, FavershamBoys and girls
No distance published
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180 places, 2027 entry
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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150 places, 2027 entry
Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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150 places, 2027 entry
The Folkestone School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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180 places, 2027 entry
The Harvey Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
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150 places, 2027 entry
The Judd School
Lowest score offered: 389 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
389
The Norton Knatchbull SchoolBoys
No distance published
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210 places, 2027 entry
The Skinners' SchoolBoys
Offers reached 11 miles2025 entry
West Kent area
Tonbridge Grammar SchoolGirls
Lowest score offered: 378 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
378
180 places, 2027 entry
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
Offers reached 1.961 miles2026 entry
Criteria 1 to 7 · 174 places
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysBoys
Offers reached 14.78 miles2026 entry
Tunbridge Wells campus · 300 places
Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
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270 places, 2027 entry
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 12 Oct 2026 Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.

How places are given in Kent

The Kent Test result is an assessment, not an offer of a place. Each grammar school then applies its own admission rules. The scored sections are English, maths and reasoningKent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE): Scored sectionsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kent County Council (hosted by school).The source says: Pupils have been assessed on the basis of their scores in the English, Maths and Reasoning tests (the reasoning score is for all the subsections combined).View the official source. The writing task is kept back: Extended writing marked only if a Head Teacher Assessment is neededKent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE): Writing taskChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chatham Grammar.The source says: There is also an extended writing exercise, but this is only marked if a Head Teacher Assessment is required.View the official source.

There is a second route, the Head Teacher Assessment. If a pupil is not assessed selective, their primary headteacher can ask for a review; a panel of headteachers looks at the pupil's school work and Kent Test writingKent: ProcessChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Folkestone School for Girls.The source says: A panel of Headteachers then assesses the student’s work and the written work that was submitted for the Kent Test and they determine whether or not the student should be assessed as selective.View the official source.

Which council handles your application

Kent residents apply to Kent County Council; families who live in another council area apply to their own council and can still name Kent grammar schools. Registering for the test is separate from the application, and it is done 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. For 2027 entry the application form 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. Offers come 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.

Where to find the dates

For 2027 entry, registration ran from 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 to 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. For 2028 entry, registration opens on a date that 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, 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. Our Kent dates page will show each date as Kent County Council publishes it, and the Kent Test guide covers the test step by step.