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 Mayfield 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 Mayfield Grammar School.
About the School
Address — Mayfield Grammar School, Pelham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0JE
Type of school — Girls’ grammar school
Headteacher — Elaine Wilson
Cost — Free
Pupils in school — 1137
Places available in year 7 — 210
Average applicants per place — 2 or more.
Catchment area — Mayfield Grammar School does have a catchment area which is based on distance from the school. The school has two priority areas. Priority area 1 consists of the following postcodes:
DA2.6**
DA2.8**
DA3
DA4
DA9
DA10
DA11
DA12
DA13
ME3
TN15.7**
TN15 6AR
TN15 6AT
TN15 6AS
Priority area 2 consists of:
DA1
DA2 7**
ME2
TN13
TN14
TN15 (except TN15 7**, TN15 6AR, TN15 6AT and TN15 6AS)
Mayfield Grammar School Priority Areas
Oversubscription policy — Before the application of oversubscription criteria, students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names the school and who have passed the assessment will be admitted. As a result of this the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly.
Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Eligible girls who are looked after and previously looked after children.
Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of entry to the school.
Eligible girls who permanently reside in the postal code areas beginning with the following: DA2.6**, DA2.8**,DA3, DA4, DA9, DA10, DA11, DA12, DA13, ME3, TN15.7**, TN15 6AR, TN15 6AT and TN15 6AS.
Priority within this criterion will first be given to girls who are currently in receipt of Free School Meals.
Places will be allocated in the order (a) Highest aggregated score in the Kent PESE tests, (b) Proximity of the child’s home to school.
Eligible girls who permanently reside in the postal code areas beginning with the following: DA1, DA2 7**, ME2, TN13, TN14, TN15 except TN15 7**, TN15 6AR, TN15 6AT and TN15 6AS.
Priority within this criterion will first be given to girls who are currently in receipt of Free School Meals.
Places will be allocated in the order (a) Highest aggregated score in the Kent PESE tests, (b) Proximity of the child’s home to school.
Eligible girls who do not permanently reside in the areas as detailed in the third or fourth criteria.
Places will be allocated in the order (a) Highest aggregated score in the Kent PESE tests, (b) Proximity of the child’s home to school.
School Summary
Mayfield Grammar School was founded in 1914 and is an all-girls grammar school in Gravesend, Kent. It was previously known was Gravesend Schools for girls and Gravesend Grammar School for Girls. The school has an attached sixth form which admits both boys and girls. It became an academy in 2012.
The school specialises in science and languages. Its motto is “Per aspera ad astra” meaning ‘Through adversity to the stars’.
Ofsted rated this school as ‘outstanding’ 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://www.mgsg.kent.sch.uk/
Contact — https://www.mgsg.kent.sch.uk/
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