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Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend: 11+ entrance exam
Girls’ grammar school in Gravesend.
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend · Girls’ grammar school · GravesendAdmissions (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
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend’s 11+ entrance test is set by CEM (Cambridge University Press & Assessment), taken online and on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, maths, non-verbal reasoning, a piece of writing and reading comprehension.
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
Registration 9am Monday 1 June 2026 to 4pm Friday 3 July 2026 (the updated 2027-28 policy now reads Friday 3rd July); late registration with evidence to 4pm Monday 6 July 2026. Results emailed 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
- Online and on paper. Source Source
Computer-based CEM test plus a handwritten English writing paper (not computer based or multiple choice). - What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, maths, non-verbal reasoning, a piece of writing and reading comprehension. Source Source
- The papers
- Computer-based test (verbal, numerical, non-verbal; CEM); English writing paper, written answers. Source Source
CEM computer test in sections (verbal, maths, non-verbal) with practice examples in each; English paper: a passage to read, then one writing task chosen from several titles, marked by the school’s English staff. Timings not published; tests may be sat in either order. - How places are decided
- Weighted score 50% verbal + 25% maths + 25% non-verbal (age-standardised), plus a minimum standard on the marked English writing paper; pass marks set from local results, approximately the top 25% nationally. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
CEM familiarisation website for the computer test; CEM publishes no practice papers. - Interview Inferred
- No. Source
No interview is mentioned in the admission arrangements.
11+ A shared test
Kent Test
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend 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.
- Year 7 places
- 210 as the school’s page gives them Source checked 22 September 2026
- Its own admissions rules
- FSM priority places in the listed area go in order of highest Kent Test aggregate. Also admits girls unsuccessful in the Kent Test through its own Mayfield procedure. Source checked 22 September 2026
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Mayfield Grammar School admissions criteria 2027-2028 (via Kent County Council) checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The school will also admit girls through the Mayfield procedure where a girl has been unsuccessful in the Kent testing process. ... Testing will take place at Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend on Saturday 12th September 2026. ... 50% of the Verbal age standardised score plus 25% of the Mathematics age standardised score plus 25% of the Non-verbal age standardised score. • An English paper to assess writing skills”
- The Mayfield Procedure (Optional): Admissions to Year 7 September 2027, Additional Information, Mayfield Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Testing will be in two parts: A computer based test set by CEM Durham. This will assess verbal ability, numerical reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. The marking will weight verbal ability more than numerical reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. ... An English paper which will assess writing skills. The paper will consist of a passage to read and then a number of writing tasks from which one title has to be chosen to respond to.”
“In order to help candidates understand the assessment procedures and introduce them to the look and feel of the assessments, a familiarisation website for parents and candidates is provided and can be found here: https://plus.cem.org/cemselectfam We strongly advise that pupils make use of the familiarisation website.”
- Key dates for entry to Mayfield Grammar School for Year 7 September 2027 checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Registration for Mayfield test opens Monday 1st June 2026 / Closing date to register for Mayfield tests Friday 3rd July 2026 ... Mayfield test at Mayfield Grammar School Saturday 12th September 2026 ... Mayfield test results emailed to parents Thursday 15th October 2026”
- Determined Admissions Policy 2027-2028 (updated), Mayfield Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“If an applicant wishes their daughter to take the optional Mayfield tests in addition to the Kent PESE tests they will need to register to do so between 9.00am Monday 1st June 2026 and 4.00pm Friday 3rd July 2026. ... Testing will take place at Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend on Saturday 12th September 2026.”
- Secondary schools with individual admissions criteria 2027/28, Kent County Council checked 22 September 2026
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