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Kent 11+ for September 2027: results and key dates

When Kent grammar school test results arrive, what the qualifying score means and what to do next, from the 7 tests used by 34 grammar schools.

Kent TestResults day: Thursday 15 October 2026Results will be sent by email to parents who registered providing an email address, and letters will be posted first class to all other parents.

Key dates for 2027 entry

TestRegistration closedTest dayResults
Kent Test
34 schools · GL Assessment		Wednesday 1 July 2026Thursday 10 September 2026 and Saturday 12 September 2026Thursday 15 October 2026
The Borden Assessment Procedure
1 school · Quest Assessments		Wednesday 1 July 2026Saturday 12 September 2026Thursday 15 October 2026
Dover Boys Test
1 school · School-set papers		Friday 3 July 2026Saturday 12 September 2026Thursday 15 October 2026
Dover Assessment Test
1 school · School-set papers		Friday 10 July 2026Saturday 12 September 2026Thursday 15 October 2026
Highsted Test
1 school · School-set papers		Wednesday 1 July 2026Saturday 12 September 2026Not published
The Mayfield Procedure
1 school · CEM Durham		Friday 3 July 2026Saturday 12 September 2026Thursday 15 October 2026
The Shepway Test
2 schools · School-set papers		Friday 3 July 2026Saturday 12 September 2026Not published

Qualifying score

Grammar school threshold 2026 • To be given a grammar school assessment, children needed a total score of 345 or more, with no single score lower than 111. Test scores range from 69 to 141. The highest possible total score is 423.

Source: kent.gov.uk

Grammar school threshold 2025 • To be given a grammar school assessment, 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.

Source: Kent County Council (copy on a school website)

After the results

  1. Read the result carefully. A pass or qualifying score makes your child eligible for a grammar school. It does not guarantee a place: oversubscribed grammar schools still rank qualifying children by their admission rules, often distance or score.
  2. Apply to your council by Saturday 31 October 2026. The test registration is not a school application. Name every school you want, in your real order of preference, on your home council's secondary application (how applying works).
  3. Check last year's cut-offs. Look at how far away the last child offered a place lived, or the lowest score offered, at each school you are thinking of naming (how to read a last distance offered).
  4. Offers arrive on Monday 1 March 2027. If you are not offered a grammar school you named, you can join its waiting list and appeal.

Grammar schools using these tests

The latest year is free on each school's page. Earlier years for every school come with the pass.

11+ results dates in every area

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Dates and quotes are as published by each test's organiser, council or school, linked above. Check your registration emails for your own child's details. This page is general information, not admission advice.