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Dover Grammar School for Boys – 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
Dover Grammar School for Boys – 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Dover Grammar School for Boys?
Is Dover Grammar School for Boys Part of a Consortium?
Does Dover Grammar School for Boys Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
Dover Grammar School for Boys – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
Dover Grammar School for Boys – 11 Plus Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
September of Year 6
11 Plus Exam Format
English 📝
Mathematics ➗
Verbal Reasoning 🧠
Non-Verbal Reasoning 🎲
Creative Writing 🖊️ (Kent Test Only)
11 Plus Exam Board
GL Assessment (The Kent Test) OR GL Assessment (The Dover 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 either the Kent Test OR Dover Test; not both.
The Kent Test
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.
The Dover Test
This test usually takes place on the Saturday following the Kent Test.
It covers English and Maths from the KS2 syllabus.
The Dover Test’s verbal and non-verbal reasoning test are similar to those of the Kent Test.
The Dover Test does not test creative writing.
The marks from all four papers are combined to give an overall mark. This overall mark is used to determined which candidates are eligible.
Dover Grammar School for Boys – 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Dover Grammar School for Boys?
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 Dover Grammar School for Boys part of a Consortium?
Dover Grammar School for Boys uses the Kent Test alongside all other grammar schools which fall under the Kent County Council.
They also run their own ‘Dover Test’ with Dover Grammar School For Girls.
Does Dover Grammar School for Boys have a catchment area?
Dover Grammar School for Boys does have a catchment area, which is based on distance from the school. 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.
Eligible students who were previously in state care outside of England.
Eligible students with a sibling already at the school.
Eligible students with a Health and Special Access Reason for applying to the school.
Eligible students in receipt of Pupil Premium at the time of entry to the school.
All other eligible students in order of proximity of the child’s permanent home to the School (closest first).
Admissions Policy Information
Dover Grammar School for Boys – 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.
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