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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 Dartford 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 Dartford Grammar School.
About the School
Address — Dartford Grammar School, West Hill, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2HW
Type of school — Boys’ grammar school
Headteacher — Mr William Oakes
Cost — Free
Pupils in school — 1507
Places available in year 7 — 180
Average applicants per place — 6 or more.
Catchment area — Dartford Grammar School does have a catchment area which is based on distance from the school. This is made up of the Dartford Electoral Wards: Brent, Bean and Darenth, Castle, Greenhithe, Heath, Joyce Green, Joydens Wood, Littlebrook, Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet, Newtown, Princes, Stone, Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley, Swanscombe, Town, West Hill and Wilmington.
Dartford Grammar School Catchment Area
Oversubscription policy — 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.
Up to a maximum of 90 places are reserved for students whose primary residence lies within the Dartford Electoral Wards: Brent, Bean and Darenth, Castle, Greenhithe, Heath, Joyce Green, Joydens Wood, Littlebrook, Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet, Newtown, Princes, Stone, Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley, Swanscombe, Town, West Hill and Wilmington.
The remaining 90 places will be available for all applicants regardless of address.
In the case of tied scores, preference is given to the applicant living nearest to the school.
School Summary
Dartford Grammar School was founded in 1576 and is an all-boys, grammar school in Dartford, Kent. It is one of the oldest schools in the country and became an academy in 2010. Pupils consistently achieve top exam results at the school.
Dartford has a large sixth form which accepts both boys and girls. However, entry to sixth for is dependent on very high GCSE grades (at least seven A*-Bs). The schools offers both A-Levels and the IB (International Baccalaureate) programme. The school also specialises in languages and is a mentor school in the Raising Achievement Transforming Learning (RATL) programme.
Ofsted rated this school as ‘outstanding’ in 2008. 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://www.dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk/index.asp
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/DartfordGrammarSchool/
Twitter — https://twitter.com/DartfordGS
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/dgschapter/?hl=en-gb
LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/dartford-grammar-school/
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