Kent grammar schools

Kent has 32 grammar schools, more than any other county. Entry is through one test, the Kent Test, sat at the start of Year 6.

The test

Kent Test

English and maths paper plus a reasoning paper, multiple choice. From the September 2027 test, the Kent Test is set by Quest Assessments, the company that also sets the Bexley test (it was GL before). Kent has not published the new format yet. The writing task is not marked; it is only looked at if a headteacher panel reviews the result.

Registration: 1 June – 1 July 2026
Test: 10 September 2026 (12/13 Sept outside Kent)
Results and offers: Results 15 October; offers 1 March 2027

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Based on last year's dates (September 2027 entry). Schools have not published dates for September 2028 entry yet, so always check each school's own website before you register.

The Kent Test is changing: what it means for Year 5

The 32 Kent grammar schools

Ashford

Highworth Grammar School (Girls)
The Norton Knatchbull School (Boys)

Broadstairs

Dane Court Grammar School (Mixed)

Canterbury

Barton Court Grammar School (Mixed)
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School (Girls)
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys (Boys)

Cranbrook

Cranbrook School (Mixed)

Dartford

Dartford Grammar School (Boys)
Dartford Grammar School for Girls (Girls)

Dartford (Wilmington)

Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (Boys)
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (Girls)

Dover

Dover Grammar School for Boys (Boys)
Dover Grammar School for Girls (Girls, also accepts its own Dover test)

Faversham

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (Mixed)

Folkestone

Folkestone School for Girls (Girls)
The Harvey Grammar School (Boys)

Gravesend

Gravesend Grammar School (Boys)
Mayfield Grammar School (Girls)

Maidstone

Invicta Grammar School (Girls)
Maidstone Grammar School (Boys)
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (Girls)
Oakwood Park Grammar School (Boys)

Ramsgate

Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School (Mixed)

Sandwich

Sir Roger Manwood's School (Mixed)

Sittingbourne

Borden Grammar School (Boys)
Highsted Grammar School (Girls)

Tonbridge

The Judd School (Boys)
Tonbridge Grammar School (Girls)
Weald of Kent Grammar School (Girls)

Tunbridge Wells

The Skinners' School (Boys)
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (Girls)
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (Boys)

Each school sets its own admission rules, and some popular schools fill only from the highest scorers. Check each school's website before you apply.
Children living outside Kent can sit the Kent Test, and many in Bexley and Bromley do.