Our Practice Papers and Answers
KENT ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to the Kent Test papers and those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Borden Grammar School.
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Other Sample Papers and Answers
English Paper 1
English Paper 2
English Paper 3
Maths Paper 1
Maths Paper 2
Maths Paper 3
Verbal Reasoning Paper 1
Verbal Reasoning Paper 2
Verbal Reasoning Paper 3
Non-Verbal Reasoning Paper 1
Non-Verbal Reasoning Paper 2
Non-Verbal Reasoning Paper 3
The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Borden Grammar School.
About the School
Address — Borden Grammar School, Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4DB
Type of school — Boys’ grammar school
Headteacher — Mr Ashley Tomlin
Cost — Free
Pupils in school — 829
Places available in year 7 — 120
Average applicants per place — 2 or more.
Catchment area — Borden Grammar School does have a catchment area which is based on distance from the school. Priority is given to children residing in postcode areas beginning with ME9, ME10, ME11, and ME12, followed by children who reside in the postcode areas beginning ME8 & ME13.
You can find a map here.
Oversubscription policy — Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Children in local authority care or who were previously in local authority care
Up to 15% of places for admission into Year 7 will be reserved for children in postcodes ME9, ME10, ME11 and ME12 who have been eligible for Free School Meals at any time during KS2.
Children with a brother (or sister in the Sixth Form) attending the school when the child joins year 7.
Children with health and special access reasons who have a demonstrable and significant need to attend this particular school.
Children who reside in the postcode areas beginning with the following: ME9, ME10, ME11, and ME12.
Children who reside in the postcode areas beginning ME8 & ME13
Children living in any other area
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School Summary
Borden Grammar School was founded in 1878 and is a boy’s grammar school in Sittingbourne, Kent. The school has a large attached sixth form which accepts both boys and girls. It became an academy in 2012.
The school specialises in both sports and languages. It focuses on three core aims,
To Support: For Borden to be a happy and vibrant community, providing the skills, aptitudes, self-discipline and independence needed for future success.
To Inspire: For all students to have high aspirations and to become ethical leaders of their future.
To Achieve: For every student to aim, and achieve, higher.
You can find a welcome video from the headteacher here.
Ofsted rated this school as ‘good’ in 2013. Find their reports here.
Compare this school’s performance with other local schools here.
Exam Information
Exam style —GL Assessment/The Kent Test
Exam topic:
Reasoning
Verbal, non-verbal and spatial
English and maths
Creative writing
Exam length — 2 x 1 hour exams + a 40-minute writing exercise.
Pass rate — In 2017, 15,253 applicants took the Kent test; only 6,537 passed.
Other exam information:
The reasoning, English and maths tests are multiple-choice with a separate answer sheet.
The first test will be an English and Maths paper. Each section will include a 5 minute practice exercise followed by a 25 minute test. The English section will involve a comprehension exercise as well as some additional questions drawn from a set designed to test literacy skills.
The second test will be the reasoning paper. It will take about 1 hour, including the practice sections and questions. It will contain a verbal reasoning section and a non-verbal reasoning section of roughly the same length. The non-verbal reasoning will be split into short sections, administered and timed individually.
Finally, 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. 40 minutes will be allowed for the writing task, including 10 minutes planning time.
Scores:
Your child will get three standardised scores (one for English, one for maths and one for reasoning) and a total (aggregate) score.
Standardisation is a statistical process which compares your child's performance with the average performance of other children in each test. A slight adjustment is made to take account of each child's age so that the youngest are not at a disadvantage.
Pass mark:
To qualify, 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.
If your child did not reach this threshold score and their primary school referred their case to the local Head Teacher Assessment Panel, the panel will have looked at their achievement in school and examples of their work, including the writing task completed on the day, before a final decision was made.
Please note that a score of over 332 does NOT mean your child is guaranteed a place at your chosen school.
Contact information
Website — https://website.bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk/
Contact — https://website.bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk/index.php/pages/contact-us-main
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/BordenGrammarSchool
Twitter — https://twitter.com/Bordengrammar
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/bordengrammar/?hl=en
YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0bvIQQlIdR72MkIBL1p1pg
LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/borden-grammar-school-trust/
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