County Spotlight: Kent

Created by Team 11+ Connect

Note: exam formats, catchment areas, registration dates, etc. can change. Please check the school website for the most up-to-date information.

Geographical Area:

South-East England

County Borders:

· North: Essex

· South: East Sussex

· West: Greater London and Surrey

Exam Format:

Kent 11+ Exam (English and Maths; Verbal, Non-Verbal and Spatial Reasoning; Writing)

Registration for September 2025:

June 2025 - July 2025 (to be confirmed)

Kent 11+ Website:

https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/kent-test

Grammar Schools (Boys):

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School For Boys, St John's Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9XB

- Catchment Parish Areas: Bidborough, Brasted, Capel, Chevening, Chiddingstone, Cowden, Dunton Green, Edenbridge, Hadlow, Halstead, Hever, Hildenborough, Ightham, Knockholt, Kemsing, Leigh, Otford, Plaxtol, Pembury, Penshurst, Riverhead, Seal, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks Weald, Shipbourne, Shoreham, Southborough, Speldhurst, Sundridge, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Westerham

- School Website: https://www.twgsb.org.uk/

The Skinners’ School, St John's Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9PG

- Catchment West Kent Parish Areas: Badgers Mount, Bidborough, Brasted, Brenchley, Capel, Chevening, Chiddingstone, Cowden, Dunton Green, Edenbridge, Goudhurst, Hadlow, Halstead, Hever, Hildenborough, Horsmonden, Ightham, Kemsing, Knockholt, Lamberhurst, Leigh, Otford, Paddock Wood, Pembury, Penshurst, Plaxtol, Riverhead, Rusthall, Seal, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks Weald, Shipbourne, Shoreham, Southborough, Speldhurst, Sundridge with Ide Hill, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, and Westerham.

- Outer Area: up to 20 places to children in the ‘outer area’ – anywhere in mainland United Kingdom

- School Website: https://www.skinners-school.co.uk/

The Judd School, Brook St, Tonbridge TN9 2PN

- Catchment Inner Area: TN1, TN2, TN3, TN4, TN8, TN9, TN10, TN11, TN12, TN13, TN14, TN15, ME18, ME19, TN16 1** and TN16 2** (not TN16 3** or TN16 9**), DA4 0** (not DA4 9**), plus the civil parish of Halstead

- Catchment Outer Area: 23 places are allocated to students who live outside the Inner Area and within the mainland of the United Kingdom

- School Website: https://www.judd.online/

The Norton Knatchbull School, Hythe Rd, Ashford TN24 0QJ

- Catchment Area: No specific catchment area but distance from the school is usually a deciding factor.

- School Website: https://www.nks.kent.sch.uk/

Dartford Grammar School, West Hill, Dartford DA1 2HW

- Catchment Area: Although the school doesn't have a specific catchment area, it prioritises half of its Year 7 places for children who live in 'Zone A' which includes Brent, Bean and Darenth, Castle, Greenhithe, Heath, Joyce Green, Joydens Wood, Littlebrook, Longfield, New Barn and Southfleet, Newtown, Princes, Stone, Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley, Swanscombe, Town, West Hill, and Wilmington.

- School Website: https://www.dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk/

Wilmington Grammar School for Boys, Common Ln, Dartford DA2 7DA

- Catchment Area: Ash Cum Ridley, Badgers Mount, Bean, Crockenhill, Darenth, Dartford, Dunton Green, Eynsford, Farningham, Fawkham, Halstead, Hartley, Hextable, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Istead Rise, Kemsing, Longfield and New Barn, Meopham, Otford, Shoreham, Southfleet, Stanstead, Stone, Sutton at Hone and Hawley, Swanley, Swanscome and Greenhithe, West Kingsdown, Wilmington, and Wrotham.

- School Website: https://www.wgsb.org.uk/

Gravesend Grammar School, Church Walk, Gravesend DA12 2PR

- Priority Catchment Area 1: Gravesham,

- Priority Catchment Area 2: Ash-cum-Ridley, Bean, Fawkham, Hartley, Longfield and New Barn, Southfleet, Swanscombe and Greenhithe and Stansted

Priority Catchment Area 3: Stone, Darenth, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods.

- School Website: https://www.gravesendgrammar.com/

Maidstone Grammar School, Barton Rd, Maidstone ME15 7BT

- Catchment Area: No specific catchment area but distance from the school is usually a deciding factor.

- School Website: https://mgs.kent.sch.uk/

Borden Grammar School, Borden Grammar School, Ave of Remembrance, Sittingbourne ME10 4DB

- Catchment Area: Priority is given to children who live in postcode areas beginning with ME9, ME10, ME11, and ME12, followed by children who live in postcode areas beginning ME8 & ME13.

- School Website: https://www.bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk/

Oakwood Park Grammar School, Oakwood Park Grammar School, Oakwood Rd, Maidstone ME16 8AH

- Catchment Area: No specific catchment area but distance from the school is usually a deciding factor.

- School Website: https://www.opgs.org/

Dover Grammar School, Astor Ave, Dover CT17 0DQ

- Catchment Area: No specific catchment area but distance from the school is usually a deciding factor.

- School Website: https://www.dgsb.co.uk/

Harvey Grammar School, Cheriton Rd, Folkestone CT19 5JY

- Catchment Area: Folkestone, Hythe

- School Website: https://www.harveygs.kent.sch.uk/

Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, Langton Ln, Nackington Rd, Canterbury CT4 7AS

- Catchment Area: up to 9 miles from the school

- School Website: https://thelangton.org.uk/

Grammar Schools (Girls):

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, Southfield Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9UJ

- Catchment Parish Areas: Badger’s Mount, Bidborough, Brasted, Brenchley, Capel, Chevening, Chiddingstone, Cowden, Dunton Green, East Peckham, Edenbridge, Hadlow, Halsted, Hever, Hildenborough, Horsmonden, Ightham, Kemsing, Knockholt, Lamberhurst, Leigh, Otford, Paddock Wood, Pembury, Penshurst, Plaxtol, Riverhead, Rusthall, Seal, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks Weald, Shipbourne, Shoreham, Southborough, Speldhurst, Sundridge with Ide Hill, Tonbridge, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Westerham.

- School Website: https://www.twggs.kent.sch.uk/

Weald of Kent Grammar School, Tudeley Ln, Tonbridge TN9 2JP

- Category A Catchment Area: TN9, TN10, TN11 and TN12 and the Parishes of Ightham, Ivy Hatch, Kings Hill, Pembury, Platt and St Mary’s Platt, Plaxtol and Shipbourne. The following Parishes within the Sevenoaks district are included: Brasted, Chevening, Chiddingstone, Cowden, Dunton Green, Edenbridge, Godden Green, Halstead,Hever, Kemsing, Knockholt, Leigh, Otford, Penshurst, Riverhead, Seal, Sevenoaks town, Sevenoaks, Weald and Underriver, Shoreham, Sundridge and Ide Hill, Westerham and Crockham Hill.

- School Website: https://www.wealdofkent.kent.sch.uk/

Tonbridge Grammar School, Deakin Leas, Tonbridge TN9 2JR

- Catchment Area: Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Sevenoaks District

- School Website: https://www.tgs.kent.sch.uk/

Highworth Grammar School, Maidstone Road, Ashford TN24 8UD

- Catchment Area: No specific catchment area but distance from the school is usually a deciding factor.

- School Website: https://www.highworth.kent.sch.uk/

Dartford Grammar School for Girls, Shepherds Ln, Dartford DA1 2NT

- Catchment Area: Dartford, Ash-cum-Ridley, Fawkham, Stone, Bean, Hartley, Sutton at Hone and Hawley, Crockenhill, Hextable, Swanley, Darenth, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Swanscombe and Greenhithe, Eynsford, Longfield and New Barn, West Kingsdown, Farningham, Southfleet and Wilmington.

- School Website: https://www.dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk/

Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, Parsons Ln, Dartford DA2

- Catchment Parish Areas: Ash Cum Ridley, Badgers Mount, Bean, Crockenhill, Darenth, Dartford, Dunton Green, Eynsford, Farningham, Fawkham, Halstead, Hartley, Hextable, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Istead Rise, Kemsing, Longfield and New Barn, Meopham, Otford, Shoreham, Southfleet, Stanstead, Stone, Sutton at Hone and Hawley, Swanley, Swanscome and Greenhithe, West Kingsdown, Wilmington, and Wrotham.

- School Website: https://www.gsgw.org.uk/

Mayfield Grammar School, Pelham Rd, Gravesend DA11 0JE

- Priority Area 1: DA2 6, DA2 8, DA3, DA4, DA9, DA10, DA11, DA12, DA13, ME3, TN15 7, TN15 6AR, TN15 6AT and TN15 6AS.

- Priority Area 2: DA1, DA2 7, ME2, TN13, TN14, TN15 except TN15 7**, TN15 6AR, TN15 6AT and TN15 6AS.

- School Website: https://mgsg.co.uk/

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Buckland Rd, Maidstone ME16 0SF

- School Website: https://www.mggs.org/

Invicta Grammar School, Huntsman Ln, Maidstone ME14 5DS

- Catchment Area: No specific catchment area

- School Website: https://www.invicta.viat.org.uk/

Dover Grammar School, Frith Rd, Dover CT16 2PZ

- Catchment Area: No specific catchment area but distance from the school is usually a deciding factor.

- School Website: https://www.dggs.kent.sch.uk/

The Folkestone School for Girls, Coolinge Ln, Folkestone CT20 3RB

- Catchment Area: Folkestone, Hythe

- School Website: https://www.folkestonegirls.kent.sch.uk/

Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School, Old Dover Rd, Canterbury CT1 3EW

- Catchment Area: No specific catchment area but distance from the school is usually a deciding factor.

- School Website: https://www.langton.kent.sch.uk/

Grammar Schools (Coeducational):

Cranbrook School, Waterloo Rd, Cranbrook TN17 3JD

- Priority Catchment Area: Cranbrook, Goudhurst, Staplehurst, Frittenden, Benenden, Sandhurst and Hawkhurst; any other property up to 5m from the school.

- School Website: https://www.cranbrookschool.co.uk/