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The King John School: 11+ entrance exam
Co-educational grammar school in Benfleet.
The King John School · Co-educational grammar school · BenfleetAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 29 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
11+ For Year 7
The 11+ entrance test
The King John School’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright). It tests non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 3 October 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
Saturday 3 October 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 7 September 2026. Source Source
Saturday 3 October 2026 from 9am (alternative week of 5 October only in exceptional circumstances); SIF online, email route operational from 1 July 2026, closes midnight Monday 7 September 2026; results posted 16 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
- Who sets it Inferred
- GL Assessment. Source
The school points families to GL Assessment NVR practice papers for its entry test; it does not say in words that GL sets the test. - What it tests
- Non-verbal reasoning. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
Only the subject (NVR) is stated. - How places are decided
- Places offered in score order. Up to 15% of PAN by descending score; ties by walking distance. The test criterion (5) is applied only to places left after looked-after children, catchment siblings, catchment and staff children. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- A familiarisation booklet. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview Inferred
- No. Source
Selection by test score; no interview mentioned. - 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
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every GL plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out verbal reasoning, the writing and science. What Remelia practises for GL maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to October of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- The King John School, Admissions Policy 2027-2028 (determined) checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Up to 15 per cent of the published admissions limit may be allocated according to the results of a test of general ability living in an SS postcode, those scoring higher being awarded priority of entry. ... Only students living in the SS postcode area are eligible to apply to sit the test.”
“The published admission number for the year commencing 1st September 2027 is to be 350.”
- Entry Test, The King John School checked 29 September 2026
The page’s words
“Closing date for applications: Monday 7 September 2026 (midnight) Date of Entry Test : Saturday 3 October 2026 ... Please click the button below for GL Assessment practice papers for the Entry Test. The papers you require for the test are the Non-Verbal Reasoning only .”
“Please click the button below for GL Assessment practice papers for the Entry Test. The papers you require for the test are the Non-Verbal Reasoning only.”
- Entry Test Application (SIF) Important Information 2027-2028, The King John School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The test will be held on Saturday, 3 October 2026 from 9am. ... sent by email to entrytest@thekjs.com (operational from 1 July to midnight on 7 September 2026).”
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