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Kent Test (Kent PESE 11+)

The 34 schools share one test: set by GL Assessment, taken on paper. It tests English, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and a piece of writing.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: the date is not yet published.

Checked against the sources below on 29 September 2026. Dates and arrangements change: the schools’ own admissions pages are always the final word.

How Remelia helps with this test

What Remelia covers, in full

Covered

  • Maths
  • English
  • Reading
  • Verbal reasoning
  • Non-verbal reasoning
  • The last fortnight

In part

  • The writing

Not covered

  • Spatial reasoning
  • A written paper: writing exercise, 40 minutes, not marked
  • The test itself
  • English papers in this test’s style

Each exam plan is dated from your child’s year group: Remelia works to the sitting for the September they start Year 7. For a school without a plan, choose “Not sure yet” and Remelia teaches the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.

Key dates

When it is sat.

The dates the schools have published, in order. Where a day is not yet published, the guide says so.

  1. Thursday 10 September 2026

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 1 July 2026. Source Source
    Pupils at Kent primary schools sit it in school on 10 Sep 2026; others at test centres on 12 or 13 Sep 2026. Registration opened 1 Jun 2026. Decisions 15 Oct 2026.

  2. Not yet published

    For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
    Dates for the September 2027 sitting not yet published (checked 22 Sep 2026).

Remelia and this exam

What Remelia covers, and what it does not.

Choose any of these schools when you set your child up, or later in Controls, and this is the plan.

What Remelia covers

Key Stage 2 maths and English to the end of Year 5, and verbal and non-verbal reasoning, counted towards the exam; the writing, in part.

  • Maths

    The Key Stage 2 objectives for Years 3 to 5, in the order your child’s school teaches them, counted towards the exam.

  • English

    Grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary questions most days, Years 3 to 5, counted towards the exam.

  • Reading

    From the autumn of Year 5, a weekly reading day: one unseen passage and 9 questions on it, from a bank of 130 passages.

  • Verbal reasoning

    21 of the question types in GL Assessment’s verbal reasoning familiarisation papers (letter and number series, codes, logic puzzles, word puzzles and word meanings), mixed into the sessions and counted towards the exam. The types a test sets can differ from year to year.

  • Non-verbal reasoning

    13 question types from the providers’ own sample material (shape series and grids, pairs, similarities, odd one out, codes, rotation, reflection, hidden shapes, folding and punching, and nets), each a drawing with five options, mixed into the sessions and counted towards the exam. The types a test sets can differ from year to year, and from provider to provider.

  • The writing In part

    Short timed pieces that a grown-up marks at home with ticks: one a fortnight from the spring of Year 4, one a week from the autumn of Year 5. They practise part of what the exam’s writing asks; they are not its paper, and they are not counted towards the exam.

  • The last fortnight

    In the last 14 days before the exam date the plan works to, sessions are shorter and nothing new is introduced. The plan works to September of Year 6; until the schools publish the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.

Not covered

Spatial reasoning, a written paper: writing exercise, 40 minutes, not marked and the test’s own format.

  • Spatial reasoning

    Remelia does not teach spatial reasoning.

  • A written paper: writing exercise, 40 minutes, not marked

    Not practised.

  • The test itself

    Remelia practises the content, not GL Assessment’s own screens, papers or timings: the familiarisation materials, where there are any, show those.

  • English papers in this test’s style

    The printable English practice papers in the parents’ app are in the style of the FSCE test’s multiple-choice paper, not GL Assessment’s own.

The schools

34 schools, one test.

Each school takes its own applications and decides its own offers. Places are as each school’s page gives them, where it does.

The exam

What the schools say.

Each line links to the page it comes from. A line marked Inferred is read from the page, which does not say it in so many words; the note under it says how.

Who sets it
GL Assessment. Source Source
How it is taken
On paper. Source
What it tests
English, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and a piece of writing. Source Source
The papers
English and maths, 60 minutes, multiple choice; Reasoning, 60 minutes, multiple choice; Writing exercise (not marked), 40 minutes, a written piece. Source
Minutes include practice sections; the English and maths paper is two 30-minute sections (5 minutes practice + 25 minutes test each).
How places are decided
A standardised score at or above a threshold. Three age-standardised scores (English, maths, reasoning) and an aggregate. The grammar threshold is set each year after the test: for the September 2025 sitting (2026 entry) it was an aggregate of 332 or more with no single score below 108 (scores 69–141, maximum 423). The threshold for the 2026 sitting is published in October 2026. Children below it can still be assessed suitable by the Headteacher Assessment Panel (HTA) on referral by their primary head. Source Source
Practice and familiarisation
A familiarisation booklet. The practice materials (another website) Source
Interview Inferred
No. Source Source
The Kent Test process described by KCC has no interview; the HTA panel reviews work, not the child.
What has changed Inferred
No change of provider announced on the admissions page read on 29 Sep 2026 (MM-868); the page does not give the provider history, so a change before 2023 cannot be ruled out from it. Source

Sources

Where every line comes from.

Every page our research read for this exam, with the date it was checked; under each, the words it quoted from it.

  1. Barton Court Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “PAN) in Y7 for September 2027 is 150”

  2. Beths Grammar School Admissions Policy for Year 7 and 12, September 2027-28 checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “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”

  3. Borden Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “planned admissions for the year commencing September 2027 will be 150”

  4. Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “PAN for admission to year 7 is 180 students”

  5. About the Medway Test — Medway Council checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The exception to this is the admissions policy for Chatham Grammar . They allow children who are assessed as suitable for grammar school through the Medway Test or Kent Test.”

  6. Cranbrook School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The School will admit 90 day students to Year 7.”

  7. Dane Court Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The school has an agreed admission number of 165 pupils for entry in year 7.”

  8. Dartford Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “will admit 180 boys in September 2027”

  9. Dartford Grammar School for Girls admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “We will be offering 180 places in 2027”

  10. Dover Grammar School for Boys admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “intended admissions for the year commencing 1st September 2027 will be 150”

  11. Secondary determined admissions arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools 2027/28 — Kent County Council checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Oversubscription criteria for entry into Year 7 for Dover Grammar School for Girls ... The Published Admission Number is for entry into year 7 is 140. Entry to the school is through the Kent Assessment Procedure or Dover Test”

    “Oversubscription criteria for entry into Year 7 for Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School ... The Published Admission Number is for entry into year 7 is 165. Entry to the school is through the Kent Assessment Procedure”

    “Oversubscription criteria for Entry into Year 7 for Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys ... The Published Admission Number is for entry into year 7 is 300. Entry to the school is through the Kent Assessment Procedure”

  12. Gravesend Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “will seek to admit 210 boys”

  13. Highsted Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “admission number of 150 for entry in to Year 7”

  14. Highworth Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Admission Number (PAN) is 210”

  15. Invicta Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The Published Admissions Number is 240.”

  16. Maidstone Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Planned Admission Number is 205”

  17. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The Published Admissions Number is 210.”

  18. Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “admission number of 210 for entry into Year 7”

  19. Oakwood Park Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “the following PAN for Oakwood Park Grammar School for the year 2027/2028 ... 160 students in Year 7”

  20. Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Admission Number (PAN) for the school is 180”

  21. Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The School’s Admissions Number in Year 7: 150.”

  22. Sir Roger Manwood’s School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The school’s Published Admissions Number for Year 7 is 150.”

  23. The Folkestone School for Girls admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “PAN for the year commencing September 2027 is 180 at age 11”

  24. The Harvey Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “for the year commencing September 2027 will be 150”

  25. The Judd School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “PAN of 180”

  26. The Norton Knatchbull School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “admission number (PAN) is 210”

  27. The Skinners’ School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The School intends to offer 160 places each year for boys aged 11. This is the Pupil Admission Number (PAN).”

  28. Tonbridge Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Admission Number (PAN) is 180”

  29. Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The Published Admissions Number is 174; 17 are Governors’ Places”

  30. Weald of Kent Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The Published Admission Number (PAN) is 270 girls for entry in September 2027.”

  31. Wilmington Grammar School for Boys admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Wilmington Grammar School for Boys has a published admission number (PAN) of 180.”

  32. Wilmington Grammar School for Girls admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Wilmington Grammar School for Girls has a published admission number (PAN) of 180.”

  33. Kent Test familiarisation booklet — Kent County Council and GL Assessment checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “This material has been produced by GL Assessment and Kent County Council. Copyright © GL Assessment”

  34. Prepare for the Kent Test — Kent County Council checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The Kent Test papers are multiple-choice questions with a separate answer sheet. They are marked by a computer.”

    “There will also be a writing exercise which will not be marked but may be used by a local headteacher panel as part of the headteacher assessment stage of the process.”

    “The first test will be an English and maths paper and will take 1 hour. Each section will involve a 5 minute practice exercise followed by a 25 minute test. ... The second test will be a reasoning paper. It will take about 1 hour, including the practice sections and questions. ... 40 minutes will be allowed for the writing task, including 10 minutes planning time.”

    “Kent Test familiarisation paper (PDF, 2.6 MB)”

    “Kent Test - for pupils who attend a Kent primary school Thursday 10 September 2026 Kent Test - for pupils who do not attend a Kent primary school Weekend of 12 and 13 September 2026 Results day Thursday 15 October 2026”

  35. Admission to secondary school in Kent 2027 (booklet) — Kent County Council checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The reasoning test will include some questions which use words or numbers to test verbal reasoning and some which use patterns and sequences to test non - verbal and spatial skills. The English section of the other test will involve a comprehension exercise and some separate questions chosen from a range testing literacy skills such as spelling, grammar and punctuation.”

    “before you receive your decision, your child’s primary school headteacher will have the opportunity to refer assessment decisions they disagree with to the Headteacher Assessment Panel (HTA). The HTA is a panel of local primary and secondary school headteachers, who will consider additional evidence ... the writing task”

  36. Kent Test results — Kent County Council checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “To be given a grammar school assessment, children needed a total score of 332 or more, with no single score lower than 108. Test scores range from 69 to 141. The highest possible total score is 423. ... The grammar school threshold for 2026 will be available in October 2026.”

  37. Kent Test leaflet for entry 2027 — Kent County Council checked 29 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Thursday 10 September 2026 Children who attend a Kent primary school sit the test in their school.”

    “Wednesday 1 July 2026 Registration closes at midnight. ... Thursday 10 September 2026 Children who attend a Kent primary school sit the test in their school. Saturday 12 September 2026 / Sunday 13 September 2026 Children who attend primary schools outside Kent or are Educated at Home sit the test in a Test Centre. Kent Test Decisions emails are sent ... Thursday 15 October 2026”

  38. Kent Test — Kent County Council checked 22 September 2026

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