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KENT ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
The test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to the Kent Test papers and those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by The Norton Knatchbull School.
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Other Sample Papers and Answers
English Paper 1
English Paper 2
English Paper 3
Maths Paper 1
Maths Paper 2
Maths Paper 3
Verbal Reasoning Paper 1
Verbal Reasoning Paper 2
Verbal Reasoning Paper 3
Non-Verbal Reasoning Paper 1
Non-Verbal Reasoning Paper 2
Non-Verbal Reasoning Paper 3
The 11 Plus test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by The Norton Knatchbull School.
About the School
Address — The Norton Knatchbull School, Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QJ
Type of school — Boys’ grammar school
Cost — Free
Pupils in school — 1200+
Places available in year 7 — 210+
Average applicants per place — 5 or more
Catchment area — The Norton Knatchbull School does have a catchment area which is based on distance from the school.
Oversubscription policy — Before the application of oversubscription criteria, students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names the school and who have passed the assessment will be admitted. As a result of this the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly.
Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
‘Disadvantaged’ children - This is defined by the school as “pupils who have been in local authority care for one day or more and pupils who have left local authority care because of one of the following: adoption; a special guardianship order; a child arrangements order. It also includes pupils who have been eligible for Free School Meals at any point during the past six years.”
Children with a brother or sister already attending the school when the child starts.
Children with Medical/Health and Special Access Reasons to apply to the school in accordance with the school’s legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010.
Distance from home to school - The distance between the child’s permanent home address and the school (measured in a straight line) with closest given priority.
School Summary
The Norton Knatchbull School was established in 1630 and previously known as Ashford Grammar School. The school was founded by Norton Knatchbull and is a selective, all-boys grammar school in Ashford, Kent. Girls are admitted into the school’s sixth form.
The Norton Knatchbull School specialises in science and languages. It became an academy in 2012.
Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.
Compare this school’s performance with other local schools here.
Exam Information
Exam style —GL Assessment/The Kent Test
Exam topic:
Reasoning
Verbal, non-verbal and spatial
English and maths
Creative writing
Exam length — 2 x 1 hour exams + a 40-minute writing exercise.
Pass rate — In recent years, 15,000+ applicants took the Kent test; only 6,500 passed.
Other exam information:
The reasoning, English and maths tests are multiple-choice with a separate answer sheet.
The first test will be an English and Maths paper. Each section will include a 5 minute practice exercise followed by a 25 minute test. The English section will involve a comprehension exercise as well as some additional questions drawn from a set designed to test literacy skills.
The second test will be the reasoning paper. It will take about 1 hour, including the practice sections and questions. It will contain a verbal reasoning section and a non-verbal reasoning section of roughly the same length. The non-verbal reasoning will be split into short sections, administered and timed individually.
Finally, there will also be a writing exercise which will not be marked but may be used by a local headteacher panel as part of the headteacher assessment stage of the process. 40 minutes will be allowed for the writing task, including 10 minutes planning time.
Scores:
Your child will get three standardised scores (one for English, one for maths and one for reasoning) and a total (aggregate) score.
Standardisation is a statistical process which compares your child's performance with the average performance of other children in each test. A slight adjustment is made to take account of each child's age so that the youngest are not at a disadvantage.
Pass mark:
To qualify, 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.
If your child did not reach this threshold score and their primary school referred their case to the local Head Teacher Assessment Panel, the panel will have looked at their achievement in school and examples of their work, including the writing task completed on the day, before a final decision was made.
Please note that a score of over 332 does NOT mean your child is guaranteed a place at your chosen school.
Contact information
Website — https://www.nks.kent.sch.uk/
Contact — https://www.nks.kent.sch.uk/contact
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/nortonknatchbull/
Twitter — https://twitter.com/NKSkent
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/NKSkent/
YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2KLGnlcauOSei_5UFcDZ5A
LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/thenortonknatchbullschool
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