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Dartford Grammar School β 11 Plus Entrance Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
11 Plus Exam Format
11 Plus Exam Board
11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score
Dartford Grammar School β 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Dartford Grammar School?
Is Dartford Grammar School Part of a Consortium?
Does Dartford Grammar School Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
Dartford Grammar School β How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
Dartford Grammar School β 11 Plus Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
September of Year 6
11 Plus Exam Format
English π
Mathematics β
Verbal Reasoning π§
Non-Verbal Reasoning π²
Creative Writing ποΈ
11 Plus Exam Board
GL Assessment (The Kent Test)
11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score
The pass mark for each year is decided after the tests have been marked.
Other Exam information
Students will sit 2x 60-minute exams, followed by a 40-minute writing exercise.
The English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning 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. 40 minutes will be allowed for the writing task, including 10 minutes planning time.
Dartford Grammar School β 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Dartford Grammar School?
Applications to sit the entrance exam must be made on the school website over the summer before your child begins Year 6. You can register here.
You must also formally apply for a place at the school before midnight on the 31st of October (when your child is in Year 6) to be considered. You can find out more about applying for secondary schools in your local area here.
Is Dartford Grammar School part of a Consortium?
Dartford Grammar School uses the Kent Test alongside all other grammar schools which fall under the Kent County Council.
Does Dartford Grammar School have a 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.
However, entry to the school is based firstly on the scores achieved in the 11+ tests.
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Where qualifying applications 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.
Students with medical, health, social and special-access reasons.
Students predicted to achieve at least a level 4 in a full-course GCSE in a foreign language.
The distance between the childβs permanent home address and the school, measured in a straight line - closest first.
Admissions Policy Information
Dartford Grammar School β How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.
11 Plus Courses and Classes
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