Weald of Kent Grammar School 11+ Preparation

Weald of Kent Grammar School is a selective girls' grammar school with campuses in Tonbridge and Sevenoaks, Kent, admitting a Published Admission Number of 270 girls into Year 7 for September 2027 entry. A place requires meeting the required standard in either the Kent Test - Kent County Council's county-wide selective assessment, for which registration closed on 1 July 2026 - or the school's own Weald Grammar Assessment, a new, equally weighted alternative route, with guidance and familiarisation materials from Quest Assessments.

Preparing for Weald of Kent Grammar School — Where to Start

Weald of Kent Grammar School admits girls who meet the required standard in either the Kent Test, Kent County Council's grammar school assessment, or the school's own Weald Grammar Assessment. The school has two campuses, in Tonbridge and Sevenoaks, but it is one school, and parents cannot specify a campus on the Secondary Common Application Form. Because the school is selective and usually over-subscribed, competition for places is strong. Starting preparation without a clear plan, or leaving it too late, puts your daughter at a real disadvantage.

The right starting point is an honest assessment of where your daughter currently stands in reasoning, English, and maths. Structured preparation can begin in Year 4 or early Year 5. This isn't about drilling a child relentlessly — it's about building the skills and confidence that the Kent Test rewards, steadily and without panic. A rushed final term of practice papers is rarely enough.

Understanding the Kent Test — Sections, Timing, and Scoring

The Kent Test is Kent County Council's grammar school assessment, sat by children in the September of Year 6 for entry the following September; Kent County Council has appointed Quest Assessments as the provider of the Kent Test from 2027, saying the test's purpose, format, timing and role in grammar school admissions will remain the same. For September 2027 entry, registration opened on Monday 1 June 2026 and closed on Wednesday 1 July 2026; children attending a Kent primary school sat the test on Thursday 10 September 2026, and children who do not attend a Kent primary school sat it over the weekend of 12 and 13 September 2026.

The test itself is two papers. The first combines English and maths in one hour, split into two sections, each opening with a five-minute practice exercise followed by a 25-minute test. The second is a reasoning paper of about an hour, with verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning sections of roughly the same length; the non-verbal reasoning is split into short sections, each administered and timed individually. Every paper is multiple-choice, marked by computer against a separate answer sheet. For the full paper-by-paper breakdown, see our Kent 11+ format guide.

Children also complete a short writing exercise, 40 minutes including 10 minutes of planning time. It is not marked as part of the score, but Kent County Council says it "may be used by a local headteacher panel as part of the headteacher assessment stage of the process" . Separately, any child with a severe visual impairment who cannot access the test papers can instead be assessed by a headteacher panel, which looks at their classwork and academic achievement.

Results were emailed on Thursday 15 October 2026 to parents who gave an email address when registering; Kent County Council says results for parents who did not give one are sent by first class post on results day. Each child receives three standardised scores - English, maths and reasoning - plus an aggregate total; standardisation adjusts slightly for age so the youngest children in the year group are not disadvantaged. The grammar school threshold for the test sat in September 2026, which determines September 2027 places, required a total score of 345 or more with no single score lower than 111, out of a highest possible total of 423.

Key Dates for September 2027 Entry: The Kent Test and the Weald Grammar Assessment

For entry in September 2027, Weald of Kent Grammar School accepts two independent routes to a place. A child may qualify by meeting the required standard in the Kent Test, Kent County Council's grammar school assessment, or in the school's own Weald Grammar Assessment - a new route for September 2027 entry, with guidance and familiarisation materials from Quest Assessments and given, in the school's own words, equal weighting to the Kent Test. Passing either route independently is enough to be treated as grammar-assessed for Weald of Kent; passing both brings no extra priority. For September 2027 entry, families outside Kent could register for either test - the Kent Test for children resident in England and the Weald Grammar Assessment for girls resident in the UK - with places then allocated under the oversubscription criteria below.

The two routes differ in their registration windows and their papers, and Weald Grammar Assessment results are emailed in line with Kent County Council's notification process. The Kent Test splits English-and-maths into one paper and reasoning into a separate paper, both multiple-choice and marked by computer. The Weald Grammar Assessment tests the same four strands as the Kent Test - English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning - and the Admissions Policy 2027/2028 says no topics beyond the Year 5 National Curriculum will be tested. Quest Assessments' Weald Grammar Assessment page, which gives results in mid-October 2027 and so describes the next sitting, sets out two one-hour papers - English with verbal reasoning, then mathematics with non-verbal reasoning - with practice for Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) answer sheets. Weald of Kent's Admissions Policy 2027/2028 says the Weald Grammar Assessment pass standard will be determined by reference to the range of results achieved locally and will correspond approximately to the top 25% of the age group nationally; Kent County Council describes Kent's grammar schools as providing for children in about the top 25% of the ability range.

Families comparing Weald of Kent against other Kent grammar schools, or weighing up our wider tuition support for 11+ across Kent, should treat both test routes as equally valid starting points; neither is a lesser option.

What Makes Weald of Kent Grammar School So Competitive

Weald of Kent Grammar School is usually over-subscribed. In Kent County Council's offer-day outcomes for September 2026 entry, the school had an intake of 300, received 994 applications across all preferences and made 300 offers.

Passing either test is necessary but does not guarantee a place: the policy requires a selective place, Kent County Council says being grammar assessed does not guarantee a place in a Kent grammar school, and the oversubscription criteria below decide who is offered one.

Key factors that make preparation for Weald of Kent specifically important include:

Our expert 11+ tutors prepare Weald of Kent applicants for both the Kent Test and the Weald Grammar Assessment, covering the English, mathematics, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning that each paper tests, together with timed practice for the unmarked writing exercise. Our students have achieved a 95%+ offer rate across selective school entry. Book a free consultation to discuss a preparation plan for the Weald of Kent Grammar 11+.

• 994 applications for an intake of 300 in Kent County Council's offer-day outcomes for September 2026 entry
• Applications from outside Kent, where the Kent Test and Weald Grammar Assessment accept registrations
• The Kent Test's reasoning paper, which has verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning sections of roughly the same length
• Oversubscription criteria that place care, Pupil Premium, siblings, medical need and children of staff ahead of distance

Places, Oversubscription and Catchment for September 2027

The school's Published Admission Number (PAN) for September 2027 entry is 270 girls (Admissions Policy 2027/2028, section 1.2). The 300 given on the school's Year 7 admissions overview page is the figure in section 1.2 of its Admissions Policy 2026/2027 for September 2026 entry. Before oversubscription criteria are applied, any child with an Education, Health and Care Plan that names Weald of Kent and who has been assessed as grammar-suitable is admitted, and such admissions count within the 270.

When applications exceed places, the school works through its oversubscription criteria in order: looked-after and previously looked-after children; up to 40 places reserved for pupils eligible for Pupil Premium, allocated to those living closest to the school's Ordnance Survey reference point; siblings already at the school; exceptional medical grounds for the child, considered only when supported by a written statement from a Hospital Consultant demonstrating a very specific connection between the child's medical need and Weald of Kent, and equally where a parent's or guardian's physical or mental health or social needs create a demonstrable and significant need for their child to attend Weald of Kent; children of permanent staff; and then distance from home to the Tonbridge campus. If the distance criterion is not sufficient to distinguish between two or more applicants for the last remaining place, the school uses independently supervised random allocation.

Distance is measured in a straight line to the Tonbridge campus using national address-point data, but the school also names a defined catchment: Tonbridge Town (postcodes TN9, TN10, TN11 and TN12) together with the parishes of Ightham, Ivy Hatch, Kings Hill, Pembury, Platt and St Mary's Platt, Plaxtol and Shipbourne, plus a named list of Sevenoaks-district parishes including Sevenoaks town itself, Edenbridge, Westerham, Otford, Riverhead, and Sundridge and Ide Hill, among others. Families living outside this list are not excluded, but they compete on distance from further away. Families weighing Weald of Kent against Tonbridge Grammar School, the town's other selective girls' grammar, should read that school's own admissions criteria, because they differ from school to school.

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How Leading Tuition Prepares Students for the Kent Test

Leading Tuition provides 1-to-1 specialist tutoring for the Kent Test, tailored to each child's starting point and the specific demands of the exam. Rather than working through generic 11+ materials, our tutors focus on the reasoning, English, and maths skills that the Kent Test actually rewards — and they identify gaps early, before they become problems.

Timed practice is built into every stage of preparation, not added at the end. Children learn to manage the pace of the test, handle unfamiliar question types without freezing, and develop the kind of confident, methodical approach that holds up under exam conditions. Progress is tracked carefully, and parents receive honest feedback about where their daughter stands and what still needs work.

We work with families across Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, and the surrounding areas, and we understand the specific pressures of Kent grammar school admissions. Preparation for Weald of Kent is not the same as generic 11+ coaching — and we treat it accordingly.

Both routes examine the same four strands - English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning - but the Kent Test splits them into a combined English-and-maths paper and a separate reasoning paper, while Quest Assessments' Weald Grammar Assessment page (which gives results in mid-October 2027, so describes the next sitting) pairs English with verbal reasoning and mathematics with non-verbal reasoning in two papers, and the Admissions Policy 2027/2028 says no topics beyond the Year 5 National Curriculum will be tested. Because the balance of reasoning within each paper differs between the Kent Test and the Weald Grammar Assessment as Quest Assessments describes it, we adjust a student's programme depending on which test, or both, she is sitting, rather than treating 11+ preparation as one fixed syllabus.

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Supporting the Whole Family Through the 11+ Process

The 11+ process places pressure on the whole family, not just the child sitting the exam. Parents often carry significant anxiety about outcomes, and children can sense that. One of the most important things you can do is maintain a calm, consistent routine around preparation — regular sessions, clear expectations, and genuine acknowledgement of the effort your daughter is putting in, regardless of how any individual practice paper goes.

It also helps to be realistic about the timeline. Preparation that begins in Year 4 or early Year 5 allows for steady skill-building without the pressure of a looming deadline. Children who have had time to develop genuine fluency in reasoning and English tend to perform more consistently on the day than those who have crammed intensively in the final months.

For the arrangements for both routes, see Weald of Kent Grammar School's Admissions Policy 2027/2028, and for the Kent Test itself, Kent County Council's own Kent Test pages.

Weald of Kent 11+ 2027 test: September 2028 entry (Year 5 now)

Year 5 families preparing for the 2027 test (September 2028 entry) can use the September 2027 entry cycle below as the guide to each stage. The school's admissions policy and Kent County Council's Kent Test pages are where the arrangements are published.

Kent Test provider

Kent County Council has appointed Quest Assessments as the Kent Test provider from 2027 and says the test's purpose, format, timing and role in grammar school admissions remain the same.

Registration

For September 2027 entry (2026 test), registration for the Weald Grammar Assessment opened on Monday 1 June 2026 and closed on Friday 10 July 2026, made directly with the school.

The test

For September 2027 entry, the Weald Grammar Assessment was held at the school on the Saturday following the Kent Test, and no topics beyond the Year 5 National Curriculum were tested.

Results

For September 2027 entry (2026 test), Kent emailed Kent Test results on Thursday 15 October 2026; the grammar assessment needed 345 or more with no single score lower than 111.

Offers

For September 2027 entry, secondary school places are offered on Monday 1 March 2027.

Arrangements for September 2028 entry will appear in the school's admissions policy and on Kent County Council's Kent Test pages.

Reviewed October 2026: results, qualifying score and offer date checked against Kent County Council; Published Admission Number, Weald Grammar Assessment registration and Pupil Premium form deadline checked against Weald of Kent Grammar School's Admissions Policy 2027/2028.

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