Weald of Kent Grammar School 11 Plus (11+) Exam Guide

About Weald of Kent Grammar School

Weald of Kent Grammar School is a girls’ state grammar school with two campuses, in Tonbridge and Sevenoaks, Kent. The school’s Published Admission Number for Year 7 is 270, and the school is usually oversubscribed.

Entry into Year 7 is by the Kent Test or the school’s own Weald Grammar Assessment, both sat in September of Year 6.

Key information for 2027 entry to Weald of Kent Grammar School at 11 Plus (11+)

• School type: girls’ state grammar school (Tonbridge and Sevenoaks campuses)
• Test provider: Kent Test (GL Assessment papers, administered by Kent County Council) or the school’s own Weald Grammar Assessment, provided by Quest Assessments
• Kent Test registration opens – deadline: 1 June – 1 July 2026 (midnight)
• Weald Grammar Assessment registration opens – deadline: 1 June 9am – 10 July 2026 4pm
• Kent Test date: Thursday 10 September 2026 (Kent primary schools) or the weekend of 12-13 September 2026 (out-of-county and home-educated children)
• Weald Grammar Assessment date: Saturday 12 September 2026 (the Saturday following the Kent Test)
• Results date: Thursday 15 October 2026
• SCAF deadline: 31 October 2026
• National Offer Day: 1 March 2027
• Year 7 places available: 270
• Contact details: wealdofkent.kent.sch.uk

Admissions information for 2027 entry to Weald of Kent Grammar School at 11 Plus (11+)

Girls can become eligible for a place at Weald of Kent through the county-wide Kent Test, set by GL Assessment and run by Kent County Council. For a general explanation of how the Kent Test works, see our full Kent Test guide.

Weald of Kent also runs its own additional assessment alongside the Kent Test, the Weald Grammar Assessment, provided by Quest Assessments. This is an equal, alternative route into the school, not a second attempt or an appeal route: the school’s own admissions FAQ is explicit that “these are equal and alternative routes” and that passing both tests “does not give any additional advantage or priority.” You register for the Weald Grammar Assessment separately, directly with the school, in addition to registering for the Kent Test. For more on how Quest-run 11+ tests work, see our Quest Assessments guide.

Registration for the Kent Test is completed directly with Kent County Council, not with Weald of Kent, between 1 June and 1 July 2026. You must separately name Weald of Kent Grammar School on your Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) by 31 October 2026. Registering for either test and applying for a school place are different steps, and both are required.

When the school is oversubscribed, priority is given first to looked after and previously looked after children, then to a limited number of places reserved for Pupil Premium-eligible girls who have passed the Kent Test, then to siblings already at the school, then to health and special access reasons, then to children of permanent staff, and finally by straight-line distance from home to the Tonbridge campus. Make sure you check the school’s current admission arrangements for the full ordered list, as it is reviewed each year.

How can I register my child for the 11 Plus (11+) exams at Weald of Kent Grammar School?

You do not register with Weald of Kent for the Kent Test itself. Registration for the Kent Test is completed on the Kent County Council website, and Kent does not accept late entries.

If you also want your daughter to sit the Weald Grammar Assessment, registration is separate and is completed directly with the school, either online or via a paper form from the school office.

Make sure you check the Kent County Council website and the school’s own admissions page for the current registration links, as the exact process is confirmed there each year.

The application process is:

• Register your daughter for the Kent Test with Kent County Council between 1 June and 1 July 2026
• If you also want to keep the Weald Grammar Assessment route open, register separately with the school between 1 June and 10 July 2026
• Sit the Kent Test in September 2026, either at her Kent primary school or, for out-of-county and home-educated children, at a test centre, and/or sit the Weald Grammar Assessment at the school on the Saturday following the Kent Test
• Complete the Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF), naming Weald of Kent Grammar School, by 31 October 2026
• Receive your offer on National Offer Day, 1 March 2027

What is the 11 Plus (11+) entrance exam format for Weald of Kent Grammar School?

Girls applying to Weald of Kent can be assessed through the county-wide Kent Test, the school’s own Weald Grammar Assessment, or both.

The Kent Test is made up of two multiple-choice papers plus a separate writing task:

• Paper 1 (English and maths) – about an hour, in two sections. Each section starts with a short practice exercise before a timed 25-minute test.
• Paper 2 (verbal and non-verbal reasoning) – about an hour, split into a verbal reasoning section and a non-verbal reasoning section of roughly equal length.

There is also a writing task of 40 minutes, including about 10 minutes for planning. This is not scored as part of the Kent Test result; it is kept on file and only looked at by a headteacher panel if a child is referred for a closer look. Multiple-choice answers go on a separate answer sheet that is read by a machine, not written in the question booklet itself.

The Weald Grammar Assessment is structured differently. It has two papers, each about an hour long: Paper 1 covers English and Paper 2 covers maths. The school also assesses verbal and non-verbal reasoning, as the Kent Test does, but it does not publish how those are divided across the two papers. It only covers the curriculum up to the end of Year 5, and is sat on paper at the school, with answers marked on a separate answer sheet.

A rough guide to topics covered across both tests:

• Maths – arithmetic, fractions, decimals and percentages, measurement, geometry, statistics and word problems
• English – comprehension, spelling, punctuation and sentence completion
• Verbal reasoning – word and logic puzzles such as letter sequences, codes and hidden words
• Non-verbal reasoning – patterns, sequences, rotations and odd-one-out questions with shapes

Weald of Kent Grammar School 11 Plus (11+) top tips for your child

• Get comfortable with all four areas: English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Both the Kent Test and the Weald Grammar Assessment draw on this same core knowledge, so keep everything ticking over rather than focusing on just one subject.
• Use the short practice exercise at the start of each Kent Test section properly! It is there to show you exactly what to do, so listen carefully and ask yourself if you understand before the timed section begins.
• Practise on a separate answer sheet. Getting used to finding the right box and shading it in properly means one less thing to think about on the day.
• If you are trying the Weald Grammar Assessment too, get used to switching between subjects within a single paper, since English blends into verbal reasoning and maths blends into non-verbal reasoning without a break.
• Plan before you write. In the Kent Test writing task, a few minutes spent thinking of a beginning, middle and end will make your writing clearer.
• Don’t panic about one hard question! Move on, keep your pace steady, and come back to anything you have skipped if there is time left.

How to prepare your child for the 11 Plus (11+) Weald of Kent Grammar School exam

Because every applicant registers for the Kent Test, preparing for Weald of Kent starts there: English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and the separate writing task.

The most useful way to prepare is to use practice tests that match this format, so your daughter gets used to working across all four subjects, transferring answers to a separate answer sheet, and keeping to time in each section. That familiarity is what stops the format itself being a surprise on the day. If you are also registering for the Weald Grammar Assessment, it is worth practising English and maths questions with reasoning skills woven in, since that is how its two papers are structured.

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