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The Shepway Test (11+) 2026 sitting: dates and papers for 2 schools

The Shepway Test is shared by two schools. It is set by Quest Assessments (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken online and on paper. It tests non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, maths, English 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 22 September 2026).

Checked against the sources below on 22 September 2026. Dates and arrangements change: the schools’ own admissions pages are always the final word. By Misheli Ltd. How we research

At a glance

Test
The Shepway Test (Folkestone School for Girls and Harvey Grammar School)
Set by
Quest Assessments (inferred)
Taken
Online and on paper
Next sitting
Not yet published, for Year 7 in September 2028
Tests
Non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, maths, English and a piece of writing
Interview
No

How Remelia helps with this test

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. Not covered: the school’s written task (not practised as the school sets it; Remelia prints a writing paper to practise the writing, marked at home by a grown-up) and the test provider’s own questions.

What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out science and the interview. Quest 11+ and 13+: what Remelia practises for 86 exams

Particular to this test

Covered

  • 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.

  • The last fortnight

    The plan works to September of Year 6; until the schools publish the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.

  • Practice papers

    A Quest-style reading paper; a writing paper; and the maths and English papers that need no exam.

In part

  • The timed mock In part

    Not in this exam’s mock: The school’s own written paper (this mock has a writing task of Remelia’s own instead).

Not covered

  • A written paper: the school’s written task (not practised as the school sets it; Remelia prints a writing paper to practise the writing, marked at home by a grown-up)

Key dates

The Shepway Test dates.

The 11+ year, stage by stage

  1. Saturday 12 September 2026

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. The Folkestone School for Girls 1 Source
    Girls sit at Folkestone School for Girls, boys at Harvey Grammar School. Registration opened 1 Jun 2026; closing date not found on the pages read.

  2. Not yet published

    For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. The Folkestone School for Girls 2

The schools

The two schools that use the Shepway 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

The Shepway Test papers, interview and how places are decided: 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 Inferred
Quest Assessments. The Folkestone School for Girls 2
How it is taken
Online and on paper. The Folkestone School for Girls 2 The Folkestone School for Girls 1
What it tests
Non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, maths, English and a piece of writing. The Folkestone School for Girls 2 The Folkestone School for Girls 1
The papers
Computer-based assessment; Creative writing (handwritten), 30 minutes, a written piece. The Folkestone School for Girls 2
How places are decided
Pass standard not published; achieving the required standard in either the Kent Test or the Shepway Test makes a child selective. The Folkestone School for Girls 2
Practice and familiarisation
An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) The Folkestone School for Girls 2
Short online Quest taster showing the look and feel of the computer test; linked from the FSG Selection Tests page.
Interview Inferred
No. The Folkestone School for Girls 2 The Harvey Grammar School
No interview is mentioned.

Sources

Where the facts about the Shepway Test come from.

Every page read for this exam, with the date it was checked, and the words quoted from it.

  1. Shepway Test 2026 (news, 3 Sep 2026), The Folkestone School for Girls checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The date of the test is Saturday 12th September 2026 and there will be three sessions. ... The Shepway test consists of an online assessment of English, Mathematics and Non-verbal reasoning. There is also a paper based creative writing task.”

  2. 2026 Letter to Parents (May 2026), Dover Grammar School for Girls checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “(The Shepway test will be held on the same day”

  3. Selection Tests, The Folkestone School for Girls checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The Folkestone School for Girls, alongside The Harvey Grammar School, run ‘The Shepway Test’. ... The Shepway Test in the main is a computer-based test which assesses Non-Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics and English. There is also a handwritten creative writing test”

    “To make sure children go into their assessment feeling confident, there is a short new familiarisation assessment on the link below. These questions give children an opportunity to become familiar with the format and style of the questions in their assessment. ... Shepway Test Familiarisation Example Assessment [link: app.questassessments.com/public/taster/the-shepway-test/selection/35]”

    “Written test The written test consists of the following elements: - Half an hour of creative writing Computer test The computer test consists of the following elements: - Non-Verbal Reasoning - Verbal Reasoning - Maths - English”

    “Students only have to achieve the required standard in either the Kent Test or the Shepway Test in order to be deemed selective.”

  4. Admissions, The Harvey Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Pupils joining from a primary school become eligible for consideration based on the results of: the Kent Test the Shepway Test. To apply for the Shepway Test in September 2026 please complete the Application Form”

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