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Beths Grammar School: 11+ entry

Beths Grammar School, Hartford Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1NE

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2028 entry

  • Score to qualify

    Not published yet

    Bexley selection test

  • Year 7 places

    192

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Beths Grammar School, checked

  • 6.55miles

    2025 entry, on National Offer Day

    Checked, source: London Borough of Bexley, checked

No deadlines left for 2028 entry.

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Beths Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked

Distance from home to school, in miles

  • National Offer Day
  1. 2028 entryNot known yet
    Offers are made on National Offer Day
  2. 2025 entryOffer day
    6.55 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 6.55 miles away.

  3. 2024 entry
    No figure published

    No figure was published for this year, or we have not checked one yet.

  4. 2023 entry
    No figure published

    No figure was published for this year, or we have not checked one yet.

  5. 2022 entryOffer day
    6.069 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 6.069 miles away.

How distance is measured (the school's 2027 admission rules): Straight line from applicant’s home address to Beths Grammar School’s east entrance in Hartford Road.

Source: London Borough of Bexley, checked
What the words mean
National Offer Day:
the first offers, made on 1 March (or the next working day).
Final:
how far offers had reached later, after places were offered from the waiting list.
Admission rule:
schools give places rule by rule, in order. The distance is only how far the last rule reached.
N/A or “All offered”:
no distance was needed to decide places under that rule, for example because everyone who applied under it got a place.
No figure published:
nobody published a figure for that year, or we have not checked one yet. We never fill a gap with a guess.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Beths Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Beths Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications191First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,303,E09000004,Bexley,Secondary,3035403,z,6,Beths Grammar School,191,191,50,63,53,1021,191,244,273,3.82,1,585,134,Academy converter,No religious character,11.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001414,Old Bexley and Sidcup,136334,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)1,021All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,303,E09000004,Bexley,Secondary,3035403,z,6,Beths Grammar School,191,191,50,63,53,1021,191,244,273,3.82,1,585,134,Academy converter,No religious character,11.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001414,Old Bexley and Sidcup,136334,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day191Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,303,E09000004,Bexley,Secondary,3035403,z,6,Beths Grammar School,191,191,50,63,53,1021,191,244,273,3.82,1,585,134,Academy converter,No religious character,11.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001414,Old Bexley and Sidcup,136334,7View the official source
Applicants per place5.4Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,303,E09000004,Bexley,Secondary,3035403,z,6,Beths Grammar School,191,191,50,63,53,1021,191,244,273,3.82,1,585,134,Academy converter,No religious character,11.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001414,Old Bexley and Sidcup,136334,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

Beths does not print a pass mark of its own; the council sets the selective score each year once results are in. The figure families can compare is how far from the school the last distance-based offers reached on National Offer Day. Past distances are a guide, not a promise: they shift with how many selective boys apply and where they live.

For some years the school's table and the council's table give different distances, so we mark those as awaiting confirmation until the two sources agree.

Demand. The council's listing shows 1,035Beths Grammar School: Preferences2026Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: Preferences for 2026 – 1035View the official source preferences naming Beths for 2026 entry, for a school planning 192Beths Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: The Published Admissions Number (PAN) for the year commencing September 2027 is 192 at age 11.View the official source Year 7 places in 2027. Most boys who apply are not offered a place here, so a realistic second choice on the application matters.

The Kent test route. The last of Beths' criteria lets in boys who did not reach the Bexley selective score but were found selective in the Kent (Dartford) test and came close to the Bexley mark. These offers come only after every Bexley-selective applicant has been considered. The school publishes how many went this way:

If places are still free after that, Beths can offer to boys just below the pass mark. Its policy says it would be content to go as low as 212Beths Grammar School: Reserve list minimumChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: Dependent upon the agreed pass mark (which is an arbitrary figure), we would be content to offer to students who attained a minimum of 212 – the mark that, historically, has not been offered below on the Bexley Test.View the official source, a mark it describes as the historic floor for offers on the Bexley test.

At a glance

Beths Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: At Age 11 (Boys born between 01.09.15 and 31.08.16* inclusive)View the official source
Who the school admits.
Year 7 places
192Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: The Published Admissions Number (PAN) for the year commencing September 2027 is 192 at age 11.View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test
Bexley selection test
The test children sit to be considered.
the governors of the academy (Beths Grammar School)Admission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: All the secondary schools in Bexley are Academies. ... The governors of Academies set their own admission criteria in line with guidance in the School Admission Code 2021View the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
No catchment area
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Yes, for this school
An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
School type
academy (single academy)School typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: combining grammar school traditions with the freedom enabled by single academy statusView the official source
How the school is run and funded.

Key dates

Dates for September 2028 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2027/28.

Add to my calendar

  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

  3. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  4. Not published yet: Results

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Notes on these dates

The school's own pages give two slightly different return dates for its supplementary form, which some priority groups (such as siblings and pupil premium boys) must send. Returning it before the home council's application deadline avoids any doubt.

How places are given

8 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Beths Grammar School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (the 2027 rules; the rules for 2028 entry are not published yet).

  1. 1

    Looked after / previously looked after children

    The policy's own words
    1. Applicants who are or have been Children in Local Authority Care**.
  2. 2

    Top 180 scorers in the Bexley Selection Test ("top scorer" status)

    The policy's own words
    2. Those boys identified by Bexley LA as achieving one of the highest 180 scores in the selection tests.
  3. 3

    Sibling at Beths at the time of enrolment (same address); supplementary form

    The policy's own words
    3. For applicants with a sibling currently attending Beths Grammar School at the time of enrolment.
  4. 4

    Child of a parent employed by Beths on a permanent contract

    The policy's own words
    4. Applicants with a parent employed by Beths Grammar School on a permanent contract at the time of application.
  5. 5

    Up to 12 places for Pupil Premium / free school meals (FSM)-eligible selective boys, by distance; supplementary form

    The policy's own words
    5. Up to 12 places for boys who are eligible for Pupil Premium and/or Free School Meals and deemed selective at the time of application in rank order of distance from the school.
  6. 6

    Straight-line distance to the east entrance in Hartford Road

    The policy's own words
    6. On the basis of proximity to the school measured by reference to the shortest radial distance (direct line distance between the applicant’s home address to Beths Grammar School’s east entrance in Hartford Road).
  7. 7

    Tie-break: equal distance to 0.001 mile decided by higher test score

    The policy's own words
    7. Where the distance is identical to 0.001 of a mile, the scores in the selection tests will be used as a tie-breaker with priority given to the higher score.
  8. 8

    Not Bexley-selective but selective in the Kent (Dartford) 11+ and within 5 marks of the Bexley pass; ranked looked-after children (LAC), sibling, staff, PP/FSM, distance

    The policy's own words
    8. Where none of the above apply (not deemed selective in the Bexley 11+ test), but a child has been deemed selective in the Kent (Dartford 11+) test and is within 5 marks of the selection test pass in the Bexley test, and can supply the School with confirmation of this.

Source: Beths Grammar School, checked

Who qualifies
Only boys deemed selective by Bexley local authority (LA) are considered; the pass mark is set by Bexley LA after results are received. Selective applicants are then ranked by the oversubscription criteria. Exception: criterion 8 admits boys selective in the Kent (Dartford) 11+ test who are within 5 marks of the Bexley pass, after all Bexley-selective applicants. There is also a reserve list of boys just below the pass mark, not below 212.Source: Beths Grammar School, checked
Catchment
No catchment area; places after priority criteria go by straight-line distance.Source: Beths Grammar School, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Where distance is identical to 0.001 of a mile, the higher selection test score gets priority.Source: Beths Grammar School, checked
Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: Beths Grammar School, checked
Pupil premium
Criterion 5 (after LAC, top 180, siblings, staff children); ranked by distance; supplementary form plus a letter from the LA or primary school confirming FSM. If PP places are not used by Bexley-selective boys, Kent-selective (criterion 8) PP/FSM applicants can be considered.Source: Beths Grammar School, checked
Supplementary form
Only for sibling (crit. 3), PP/FSM (crit. 5) or Kent (Dartford) 11+ (crit. 8) applicants; return by post or to Headsoffice@beths.bexley.sch.uk with evidenceSource: Beths Grammar School, checked
Address used
The address you live at on Saturday 31 October 2026 is the one that counts.Source: London Borough of Bexley, checked
More detail from our guide

2027 entry. The admissions policy for September 2027 is published (the document does not say whether it is the final, determined version)Beths Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: Admissions Policy for Year 7-12 September 2027-28View the official source.

When more selective boys apply than there are places, Beths ranks them in this order: (1) Looked after / previously looked after children. (2) Top 180 scorers in the Bexley Selection Test ("top scorer" status). (3) Sibling at Beths at the time of enrolment (same address); supplementary form. (4) Child of a parent employed by Beths on a permanent contract. (5) Up to 12 places for Pupil Premium / FSM-eligible selective boys, by distance; supplementary form. (6) Straight-line distance to the east entrance in Hartford Road. (7) Tie-break: equal distance to 0.001 mile decided by higher test score. (8) Not Bexley-selective but selective in the Kent (Dartford) 11+ and within 5 marks of the Bexley pass; ranked LAC, sibling, staff, PP/FSM, distance.Beths Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: Where applications for admission exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied for students deemed selective in the Bexley Test, in the order set out below, to decide which students to admit:View the official source

  • Catchment: No catchment area; places after priority criteria go by straight-line distance.Beths Grammar School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: We don’t have a catchment area.View the official source
  • Pupil premium boys: Criterion 5 (after LAC, top 180, siblings, staff children); ranked by distance; supplementary form plus a letter from the LA or primary school confirming FSM. If PP places are not used by Bexley-selective boys, Kent-selective (criterion 8) PP/FSM applicants can be considered.Beths Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: 5. Up to 12 places for boys who are eligible for Pupil Premium and/or Free School Meals and deemed selective at the time of application in rank order of distance from the school.View the official source
  • Two boys at the same distance: Where distance is identical to 0.001 of a mile, the higher selection test score gets priority.Beths Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: 7. Where the distance is identical to 0.001 of a mile, the scores in the selection tests will be used as a tie-breaker with priority given to the higher score.View the official source
  • Which address counts: your son's home address on 31 October 2026Beths Grammar School: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: The home address will be taken as the child’s home address on 31 October 2026, unless there is a qualifying change of address by 9 December 2026.View the official source.
  • How to apply: Beths must be named on the home LA’s Common Application Form; the supplementary form alone is not an application. CAF closes 31 October 2026 (Bexley; other LAs may differ).Beths Grammar School: Must name on caf (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: I understand that if I do not name Beths Grammar School on the CAF (Common Application Form), this Supplementary Form will be invalid and will not register as an application.View the official source
  • Exact measuring point and waiting list: Beths' policy and other official pages describe these differently, so we are holding back the details until they are confirmed. If your plans hinge on either, ask the school or the council directly.
  • A second chance later: Boys not deemed selective in Year 6 can sit an in-year test in summer 2027; the four grammar schools rotate hosting in-year tests 4 times a year; one test per calendar year; apply on the Bexley in-year form.Beths Grammar School: In year testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: If your son was not deemed selective in the Bexley 11+ test, he can apply to sit an In Year test at the school during the summer of 2027. The four Bexley Grammar Schools take it in turns to host the In Year testing 4 times a year.View the official source

2028 entry: Beths Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Beths Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Policy for Year 7-12 September 2025-26 - Admissions Policy for Year 7-12 September 2026-27 - Admissions Policy for Year 7-12 September 2027-28View the official source. We will add the 2028 rules once Beths publishes them.

The test

Bexley selection test
Test
Bexley selection test
Test date, 2028 entry
Not yet published

Beths uses the Bexley Selection Test rather than a paper of its own, so you deal with the London Borough of Bexley for registration and results, and with the school for its supplementary form. The council names Quest AssessmentsBexley selection test: Provider by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: Quest Assessments is the Bexley Selection Test provider.View the official source as the company that supplies the papers. The Beths admissions policy still carries older wording about who provides the test; rely on the council's information instead. Our page on the Bexley test changes explains what this means for preparation.

  • Papers: Test booklet 1 of 2 (mixed sections) (verbal reasoning, comprehension, maths and non-verbal reasoning) (50 minutes); Test booklet 2 of 2 (mixed sections) (verbal reasoning, comprehension, maths and non-verbal reasoning) (50 minutes)Beths Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: the Bexley Selection Test consists of two separate booklets ... both tests are timed and consist of multiple-choice questions ... each paper lasts approximately 50 minutes, plus additional time for instructionsView the official source.
  • Answer style: multiple choiceBeths Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: both tests are timed and consist of multiple-choice questionsView the official source.
  • How the total is built: Total weighted age-standardised score: verbal ability 50%, numerical 25%, non-verbal 25%.Beths Grammar School: Score composition (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: your child meeting the selective standard is based on the total weighted age-standardised score achieved in the test ... 50% from the verbal ability score ... 25% from the numerical ability score ... 25% from the non-verbal ability scoreView the official source
  • Registering: Online, directly with Bexley LA (bexley.gov.uk register-secondary-selection-test page)Beths Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration routeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: Parents who wish to enter their son for the Bexley 11+ Selection Test, must register on-line directly with Bexley LA by their specified date, as advertised on their website.View the official source.
  • Younger or summer-born boys: Exceptionally considers boys up to one year younger (born 01.09.16–31.08.17) in Year 6, and summer-born boys (01.04.2015–31.08.2015) who stayed out of cohort since reception.Beths Grammar School: Out of age groupChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: In exceptional circumstances, the School will consider applications on a case by case basis from boys no more than one year younger (born between 01.09.16 and 31.08.17) provided they are in Year 6 at a primary schoolView the official source
  • If your son is ill on test day: Child unwell or with serious personal circumstances on the test day: notify the primary headteacher and do not attend; Bexley LA arranges a later test (same test) with medical or other evidence. No retrospective allowance if the child sits while ill; a child who falls ill during the test cannot resit and the Review Panel decides. A child who moves in during Year 6 after the 31 March registration deadline can only be tested once at secondary school (council). In-year tests are for Years 7–11 applicants.Beths Grammar School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: Arrangements will be made by Bexley LA for your child to sit the test at a later date and you will be notified in advance of the date and venue of the late test. ... If the test is sat late, the same test, as was used at the original test, will be used.View the official source

What "deemed selective" means here. Only boys deemed selective by Bexley LA are considered; the pass mark is set by Bexley LA after results are received. Selective applicants are then ranked by the oversubscription criteria. Exception: criterion 8 admits boys selective in the Kent (Dartford) 11+ test who are within 5 marks of the Bexley pass, after all Bexley-selective applicants. There is also a reserve list of boys just below the pass mark, not below 212.Beths Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: The pass mark will be determined once the results are received by Bexley LA but prior to parents being informed. Selectivity is based on the total weighted age standardised score achieved in the Bexley 11+ Selection TestView the official source In plain terms: the council fixes the pass mark only after marking, and Beths then sorts the selective boys who named it, using the rules further down this page.

How the Bexley test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Year 6 open event – afternoon tour and Headteacher’s speech (passed)

    14:30-15:45

  2. Done: Year 6 open event – afternoon tour and Headteacher’s speech (passed)

    14:30-15:45

  3. Done: Year 6 open event – morning tour and Headteacher’s speech (passed)

    09:30-10:45

  4. Done: Year 6 open event – morning tour and Headteacher’s speech (passed)

    09:30-10:45

  5. Done: Year 6 open event – morning tour and Headteacher’s speech (passed)

    09:30-10:45

  6. Done: Year 6 open event – morning tour and Headteacher’s speech (passed)

    09:30-10:45

  7. Done: Year 6 open event – morning tour and Headteacher’s speech (passed)

    09:30-10:45

  8. Done: Year 6 open event – morning tour and Headteacher’s speech (passed)

    09:30-10:45

  9. Done: Year 6 open event – afternoon tour and Headteacher’s speech (passed)

    14:30-15:45

  10. Done: Year 6 open event – morning tour and Headteacher’s speech (passed)

    09:30-10:45

Source: Beths Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Appeal to an independent School Appeal Panel; contact the school (headsoffice@beths.bexley.sch.uk) or download the Beths appeals form. Hearings April–June 2027, decisions within 5 school days.Source: Beths Grammar School, checked
Appeal deadline
26 March 2027, 4pmSource: Beths Grammar School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

There are two separate routes, at different times of year.

Before offers: Headteacher Review. If a result looks out of line with your son's usual work, his primary headteacher (not the parent) can ask the council's review panel to look again. The Beths policy gives the usual month for this panel: November (ordinarily)Beths Grammar School: Headteacher review timingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: The Headteacher Review Panel ordinarily takes place during November.View the official source. Keep Beths on your application while you wait.

After National Offer Day (1 March 2027Bexley 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: if you applied online, you will receive an email with the school offered in the evening of Monday 1 March 2027View the official source): an admission appeal. Appeal to an independent School Appeal Panel; contact the school (headsoffice@beths.bexley.sch.uk) or download the Beths appeals form. Hearings April–June 2027, decisions within 5 school days.Beths Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beths Grammar School.The source says: If you have not been offered a place for your child to attend Beths Grammar School and would like to appeal against this decision, please contact the school either by emailing headsoffice@beths.bexley.sch.uk or by downloading the appeals form which can be found below.View the official source The school and the council currently print different closing dates for 2027-entry appeals, so follow the date in your refusal letter and lodge early rather than late.

If you are offered a school that was not your first preference, reply by 17 March 2027Bexley: Offer accept deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: If you are offered your first preference school, your offer will be automatically accepted. All other applicants will have until 17 March 2027 to accept or decline their offer.View the official source. Most appeals for full grammar schools do not succeed, so hold on to the offer you have. See our Bexley appeals guide.

Other Bexley schools

How far offers reached at all 4 schools on the same test

Listed A to Z. Each school has its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Beths Grammar SchoolBoys(this school)

    Offers reached 6.55 miles2025 entry

    Rule not stated · 192 places

  2. Bexley Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 1.847 miles2026 entry

    Rule not stated · 210 places

  3. Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 3.086 miles2026 entry

    Rule not stated · 192 places

  4. Townley Grammar SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 7.076 miles2026 entry

    Rule not stated · 224 places

Source: London Borough of Bexley, checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.

Official documents and sources

9 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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