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 Chatham & Clarendon 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 Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School.
About the School
Address — Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School, Chatham Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 7PS
Type of school — Mixed grammar school
Headteacher — Mrs Debra Liddicoat
Cost — Free
Pupils in school — 1463
Places available in year 7 — 180
Average applicants per place — 2 or more.
Catchment area — Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School does have a catchment area which is based on distance from the school. Priority is given children living in Thanet, Broomfield, Chestfield, Herne, Herne Bay, Reculver, Swalecliffe and Whitstable.
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School Catchment Area
Oversubscription policy — Before the application of the oversubscription criteria, children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) who name this school will be admitted.
Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Eligible students who are presently or were previously in Local Authority care.
Eligible students who demonstrate health and special access reasons.
Eligible students who are in receipt of a pupil premium or service premium.
Eligible students with a brother or sister already at the school.
Eligible students who live within Thanet; Broomfield; Chestfield; Herne; Herne Bay; Reculver; Swalecliffe and Whitstable.
Other eligible students.
School Summary
Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School is a mixed grammar school in Ramsgate, Kent. In September 2011, Chatham House Grammar School and Clarendon House Grammar School, merged to form this one school. It also became an academy at this time.
The school focuses on blending the traditional with the modern. Single-sex teaching is used throughout Key Stage 3 and in the GCSE core subjects. Mixed teaching in the GCSE option subjects and throughout the Sixth Form.
The school operates over three different sites:
Lower School (Years 7,8 and 9) are based on the Chatham House site
Upper School (Years 10 and 11) are based on the Clarendon House site
Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13) have a dedicated centre in Cavendish Street
Ofsted rated this school as ‘good’ in 2014. 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 — http://www.ccgrammarschool.co.uk/
Contact — http://www.ccgrammarschool.co.uk/74/contact-information
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