1. KENT TEST (11+)

2. WHAT IS THE KENT TEST? Grammar schools have a selective process. Highworth Grammar School The Norton Knatchbull School Other Secondary Schools The John Wallace Church of England Academy The North School Towers School and Sixth Form Centre Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre

3. THE TEST PAPERS Children sit an English and Maths paper and a Reasoning paper. They also complete a writing exercise. The English and Maths paper takes 1 hour. Each section has a 5 minute practice exercise followed by a 25 minute test. The Reasoning paper takes 1 hour. It will contain a verbal reasoning section and a non verbal reasoning section of roughly the same length. The writing exercise takes 40 minutes, including 10 minutes planning time. The answer sheets for all but the writing are multiple- choice.

4. REASONING (1 HOUR) Verbal Reasoning In these questions, the same letter must fit into both sets of brackets, to complete the word in front of the brackets and begin the word after the brackets. Example dis [?] urt muc [?] ole A p B h C e D s E In these questions, there are two pairs of words. Only one of the five possible answers will go equally well with both these pairs. Example (fall stumble) (journey outing) A holiday B travel C drop D trip E trap

5. REASONING Non-verbal reasoning There are figures drawn in three sections of the large square on the left hand side of the page.

6. ENGLISH AND MATHS (1 HOUR) Yvonne spends x pounds each day on her lunch at school. She spends y pounds each week on a bus pass to get her to and from school How much does Yvonne spend altogether in 6 weeks? A. 30 y + 30 x B. 6 x + 6 y C. 30 y + 6 x D. 6 y + 42 x E. 30 x + 6 y

7. ENGLISH AND MATHS Example The letter was stained and crumpled but in the bright moonlight I could still reed wrote red read write almost every word. Includes reading comprehension questions.

8. ENGLISH – WRITING (40 MINUTES) Panic A place that inspires you Your favourite day out Are Jamie Oliver’s new school dinners a good idea? What makes a good friend? Describe the scene and the activities at a bus station

9. Your child’s score Scores are standardised using the pupil’s age. Your child will get three standardised scores; 1 for English, 1 for Maths and 1 for Reasoning. A standardised score of 100 represents an average performance for a child of a given age, with the lowest standardised score normally around 70 and the highest around 140. The threshold score for a Kent grammar school assessment can be different each year, because it takes into account the results children achieve.

10. Shaded area - KENT suggest that a pupil working at these old National Curriculum levels shows a good indication to 11+ suitability (above age expected). Subject23c3b 3a4c 4b4a5 Reading Writing Maths

11. CAT TESTS Each pupil in Year 5 sat a series of tests. We have the results for you to look at. Please discuss your child’s results with their class teacher if you have any questions.

12. HOW TO REGISTER The best way to register is: Online at www.kent.gov.uk/ola

13. USEFUL DATES – KENT TEST Register online at www.kent.gov.uk/ola By midnight on Wednesday 1 st July 2015. Test date Thursday 10 th September 2015. Results After 4 pm on 14 th October 2015. Application for secondary school Opens in early September and closes on 31 st October 2015.