Grammar school for boys
Kent 11+

The Norton Knatchbull School: 11+ entry

Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QJ

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

qualifying 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
Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE), 2026 entry (the latest published)
Checked, source: Kent County Council (hosted by school), checked 9 Oct 2026
Year 7 places
210
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()PANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: The Norton Knatchbull School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Last distance offered
Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

Your next deadlines

Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()CAFCommon 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.
Mon 2 Nov 2026in 13 days
Coming up: Appeal deadline
Tue 13 Apr 2027in 25 weeks

How far offers reached

In short

The Norton Knatchbull School is a selective school for Boys (girls join in the sixth form)The Norton Knatchbull School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: The Norton Knatchbull School is an 11-18 selective boys’ grammar school and admits girls into the sixth form.View the official source, at Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QJThe Norton Knatchbull School: AddressChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: The Norton Knatchbull School, Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QJView the official source. Children become eligible through the Kent Test. It plans 210The Norton Knatchbull School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: The School’s published admission number (PAN) is 210.View the official source Year 7 places for September 2027. Once a child is eligible, places follow its admission rules, not the score. Pupil premium priority: Pupil premium boys come second, after looked-after childrenThe Norton Knatchbull School: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: 2) Children in receipt of Pupil PremiumView the official source. Kent Test results for 2027 entry arrive 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.

Year 5 now? Dates for 2028 entry are not published yet. 2028 dates

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from The Norton Knatchbull 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.

A score of 332 or more in the Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE) 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.

CheckedDepartment for Education (GOV.UK)9 Oct 2026

No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at The Norton Knatchbull School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

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

How many families applied to The Norton Knatchbull 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 The Norton Knatchbull School, September 2026 entry
Figure	Department for Education
First-preference applications	225First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8864528,z,4,The Norton Knatchbull School,192,186,159,12,10,417,225,70,76,1.4150943396226414,1.171875,16,9,Academy converter,No religious character,8.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001069,Ashford,138019,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)	417All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8864528,z,4,The Norton Knatchbull School,192,186,159,12,10,417,225,70,76,1.4150943396226414,1.171875,16,9,Academy converter,No religious character,8.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001069,Ashford,138019,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day	192Places 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,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8864528,z,4,The Norton Knatchbull School,192,186,159,12,10,417,225,70,76,1.4150943396226414,1.171875,16,9,Academy converter,No religious character,8.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001069,Ashford,138019,7View the official source
Applicants per place	2.2Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8864528,z,4,The Norton Knatchbull School,192,186,159,12,10,417,225,70,76,1.4150943396226414,1.171875,16,9,Academy converter,No religious character,8.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001069,Ashford,138019,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked 16 Oct 2026

About these figures

No past cut-off figures for Norton Knatchbull School confirmed yet. Kent County Council's allocation statistics are being captured by hand.

At a glance

The Norton Knatchbull School in brief

All facts checked 12 Oct 2026tap a value for its source

Year 7 places: 210Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: The School’s published admission number (PAN) is 210.View the official source2027 entry; The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Pupils: Boys (girls join in the sixth form)PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: The Norton Knatchbull School is an 11-18 selective boys’ grammar school and admits girls into the sixth form.View the official source; Who the school admits.
Entrance test: Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE); The test children sit to be considered.
catchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.: 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 converterSchool typeChecked 12 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Get Information about Schools).The source says: 138019,"886","Kent","4528","The Norton Knatchbull School","34","Academy converter"View the official source; How the school is run and funded.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

All dates checked 9 Oct 2026Kent County Council (hosted by school)

5 earlier steps, all doneShow

Done: Test registration opens
Mon 1 Jun 2026
Done: Test registration closes
Wed 1 Jul 2026
Done: School place applications open (CAF)
Tue 1 Sept 2026
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Done: Test day
Thu 10 Sept 2026
Done: Results
Thu 15 Oct 2026

Next: School place applications close (CAF)
Mon 2 Nov 2026in 13 days
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Coming up: National Offer Day
Mon 1 Mar 2027
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Coming up: Appeal deadline
Tue 13 Apr 2027in 25 weeks
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.

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
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: National Offer Day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

How places are given

5 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, The Norton Knatchbull School gives places using these rules (its oversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).

1
Looked-after and previously looked-after children
The policy's own words
1) Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children
2
Pupil premium boys
The policy's own words
2) Children in receipt of Pupil Premium
3
Brother or sister at the school when the child starts
The policy's own words
3) Current Family Association
4
Health and special access reasons
The policy's own words
4) Health and Special Access Reasons
5
Nearness of home to school
The policy's own words
5) Nearness of children’s homes to school

Source: The Norton Knatchbull School, checked 9 Oct 2026

Brothers and sisters: Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: The Norton Knatchbull School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Supplementary form: Only families applying under the pupil premium criterion need the school's supplementary form; return it to the school with evidence by 31 October.Source: The Norton Knatchbull School, checked 12 Oct 2026

The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.

More detail from our guide

2027 entry. Status of Norton Knatchbull School's arrangements: determinedThe Norton Knatchbull School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: Approved by the Education Committee | 2 December 2025View the official source.

Oversubscription rules, in order: (1) Looked-after and previously looked-after children. (2) Pupil premium boys. (3) Brother or sister at the school when the child starts. (4) Health and special access reasons. (5) Nearness of home to school.The Norton Knatchbull School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: POLICY FOR ADMISSION OF STUDENTS TO YEAR 7View the official source

Rule	Detail
Catchment or priority area	noneThe Norton Knatchbull School: Kind (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: 5) Nearness of children’s homes to schoolView the official source
How distance is measured	straight-lineThe Norton Knatchbull School: Method (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point.View the official source
Sibling priority	YesThe Norton Knatchbull School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: 3) Current Family Association A brother or sister is attending the school when the child startsView the official source
Children of staff	NoThe Norton Knatchbull School: Staff children priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: POLICY FOR ADMISSION OF STUDENTS TO YEAR 7View the official source
Pupil premium (qualified children)	Pupil premium boys come second, after looked-after childrenThe Norton Knatchbull School: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: 2) Children in receipt of Pupil PremiumView the official source

2028 entry: The Norton Knatchbull School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by The Norton Knatchbull School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: No 2028-entry arrangements published on the school site.View the official source.

The test

Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE)

Test: Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE)
Test date, 2027 entry: Thursday 10 September 2026

Norton Knatchbull School considers children assessed as suitable for grammar school in the Kent Test (how it works).

How the Kent test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

Done: Year 6 open morning (passed)
Tue 6 Oct 202609:15-10:30
Done: Year 6 open morning (passed)
Thu 8 Oct 202609:15-10:30

Source: The Norton Knatchbull School, checked 9 Oct 2026

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

General information, not legal advice.

You can appeal for a place at Norton Knatchbull School if you named it on your application. Kent appeals for 2027 entry: lodge 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 to be heard before September.

Keep a realistic second choice. See the Kent Test 11+ guide.

What is different about Norton Knatchbull School

Pupil premium priority. Pupil premium boys come second, after looked-after childrenThe Norton Knatchbull School: Rank (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Norton Knatchbull School.The source says: 2) Children in receipt of Pupil PremiumView the official source
Where you live. There is no catchment area: after the priority groups, distance decides.
No catchment area: after siblings and health reasons, places go by distance.

Other Kent schools

How far offers reached at all 32 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.

Barton Court Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Borden Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
150 places, 2027 entry
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
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
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Dartford Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Dartford Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Dover Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Dover Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Gravesend Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
210 places, 2027 entry
Highsted Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
150 places, 2027 entry
Highworth Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Invicta Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
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
–
210 places, 2027 entry
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
160 places, 2027 entry
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, FavershamBoys and girls
No distance published
–
180 places, 2027 entry
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
–
150 places, 2027 entry
Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
–
150 places, 2027 entry
The Folkestone School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
180 places, 2027 entry
The Harvey Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
150 places, 2027 entry
The Judd School
Lowest score offered: 389 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
389
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
The Norton Knatchbull SchoolBoys(this school)
No distance published
–
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
–
270 places, 2027 entry
Wilmington Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)
Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 332 or more (2026 entry)

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.

Official documents and sources

6 sources, each kept as an archived copy

Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 11 Oct 2026
The Norton Knatchbull School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
The Norton Knatchbull School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
The Norton Knatchbull School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
The Norton Knatchbull School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026

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