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KENT ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
The test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to the Kent Test papers and those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.
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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 11 Plus test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.
About the School
Address — Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF
Type of school — Girls’ grammar school
Cost — Free
Pupils in school — 1200+
Places available in year 7 — 180+
Average applicants per place — 3 or more
Catchment area — Maidstone Grammar School for Girls does have a catchment area which is based on distance from the school.
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 previously in Care outside of England.
Students in receipt of Pupil Premium.
Governor places: The top places for 30 students ranked in order of the TOTAL aggregate score in the Kent 11+ assessment tests.
Current family association: This is defined as a sister or brother attending either Maidstone Grammar School for Girls or Maidstone Grammar School when the child starts.
Distance from home to school: Determined by straight line with those eligible girls living nearest being accorded highest priority.
School Summary
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (MGGS) was established in 1887 and is an all-girls’ grammar school in Maidstone, Kent. The school has a large attached sixth form which admits both boys and girls. MGGS specialises in science. It has won the Healthy Schools, Quality in Study Support and Investors in People awards.
MGGS students achieve outstanding examination results each year. The Department for Education measures the progress students make over KS3 and KS4 with a Progress 8 score. The school’s results always place them ‘well above average’ and they are currently in the top 2% of schools in the country.
Find the most recent Ofsted 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 recent years, 15,000+ applicants took the Kent test; only 6,500 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.mggs.org/
Contact — https://www.mggs.org/key-information/contact-us/
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/MyMggs
Twitter — https://twitter.com/MGGS_
YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/MGGSMaidstone
LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/school/maidstone-grammar-school-for-girls/
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