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Dover Grammar School for Boys: 11+ entrance exam
Boys’ grammar school in Dover.
Dover Grammar School for Boys · Boys’ grammar school · DoverAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
11+ For Year 7
The 11+ entrance test
Dover Grammar School for Boys’ 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, English, non-verbal reasoning, maths, reading comprehension and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: date not yet published.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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When it is sat
Saturday 12 September 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 3 July 2026. Source Source Source
Saturday 12 September 2026 (morning) at DGSB. Registration by online form; hard deadline Friday 3 July 2026, no late entries (opening date not given; parent letter dated May 2026). Confirmation letter by end of July with a link to a familiarisation programme. Assessment decisions posted 15 October 2026.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
What the school says
- How it is taken
- On paper. Source
- What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, English, non-verbal reasoning, maths, reading comprehension and a piece of writing. Source
- The papers
- Paper 1: verbal reasoning and English; Paper 2: non-verbal reasoning and mathematics; Paper 3: English (creative writing and comprehension), written answers. Source
- How places are decided
- Minimum score expected to correspond approximately to that attained by the top 25% nationally; passing either the Dover Boys Test or the Kent Test qualifies. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. Source
A link to a familiarisation programme with sample questions is sent with the confirmation letter by the end of July; not public. - Interview Inferred
- No. Source
No interview is mentioned in the admission arrangements.
11+ A shared test
Kent Test
Dover Grammar School for Boys is also one of the 34 schools that take 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.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Dover Grammar School for Boys admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“attain satisfactory scoring across tests taken at Dover Grammar School for Boys (known as the Dover Boys Test). The tests used will be Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning Tests and tests set to address the National Curriculum Key Stage 2 targets in English and Mathematics.”
- Admissions, Dover Grammar School for Boys checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“complete and submit separate registration forms for the Kent Test by Wednesday 1st July 2026 and the Dover Boys Test by Friday 3rd July 2026”
- Letter for parents on the Dover Boys Test (September 2027 intake), Dover Grammar School for Boys checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“We will be holding our entrance test on the morning of Saturday 12th September 2026. ... The Dover Boys Test includes the following elements: - Verbal Reasoning and English (Paper 1) Non-Verbal Reasoning and Mathematics (Paper 2) English (creative writing and comprehension) (Paper 3) The entire test is paper based.”
“Applications submitted by this date will receive a confirmation letter by the end of July which will include arrival times for the test and a link to a familiarisation programme with sample questions.”
- Dates to register for the tests, entry 2027, Dover Grammar School for Boys checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The deadline for registration for the Dover Boys Test is Friday 3rd July 2026. This deadline is a hard deadline, and no late submissions will be accepted. ... The Dover Boys Test will take place at DGSB on Saturday 12th September 2026. ... Assessment decisions will be posted to you first class on Thursday 15th October 2026.”
- DGSB Admissions Policy 2027-2028, Dover Grammar School for Boys checked 22 September 2026
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