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Wilmington Grammar School for Boys – 11 Plus Entrance Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
11 Plus Exam Format
11 Plus Exam Board
11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys – 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Wilmington Grammar School for Boys?
Is Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Part of a Consortium?
Does Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys – 11 Plus Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
September of Year 6
11 Plus Exam Format
English 📝
Mathematics ➗
Verbal Reasoning 🧠
Non-Verbal Reasoning 🎲
Creative Writing 🖊️
11 Plus Exam Board
GL Assessment (The Kent Test)
11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score
The pass mark for each year is decided after the tests have been marked.
Other Exam information
Students will sit 2x 60-minute exams, followed by a 40-minute writing exercise.
The English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning 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. 40 minutes will be allowed for the writing task, including 10 minutes planning time.
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys – 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Wilmington Grammar School for Boys?
Applications to sit the entrance exam must be made on the school website over the summer before your child begins Year 6. You can register here.
You must also formally apply for a place at the school before midnight on the 31st of October (when your child is in Year 6) to be considered. You can find out more about applying for secondary schools in your local area here.
Is Wilmington Grammar School for Boys part of a Consortium?
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys uses the Kent Test alongside all other grammar schools which fall under the Kent County Council.
Does Wilmington Grammar School for Boys have a catchment area?
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys does have a catchment area, with priority given to boys living within 1.5 miles of the school or living within the following parishes:
Ash Cum Ridley, Badgers Mount, Bean, Crockenhill, Darenth, Dartford, Dunton Green, Eynsford, Farningham, Fawkham, Halstead, Hartley, Hextable, Horton Kirby & South Darenth, Istead Rise (ward), Kemsing, Longfield & New Barn, Meopham, Otford, Shoreham, Southfleet, Stanstead, Stone, Sutton at Hone & Hawley, Swanley, Swanscome & Greenhithe, West Kingsdown, Wilmington and Wrotham.
However, entry to the school is based firstly on the scores achieved in the 11+ tests.
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Where qualifying applications exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Children in Local Authority Care or Previously in Local Authority Care
Children with a sibling who will be attending the school or Wilmington Grammar School for Girls when the applicant joins.
Children of staff at the school.
Governor places - awarded to boys who have shown exceptional performance in the Kent test (excluding the maths test) and residing within a 5-mile radius of the school. (Up to 10% of the PAN - 15 places).
Boys who live within 1.5 mile proximity of the school and boys living within the parishes listed in the catchment area.
Children receiving Pupil Premium who live within a 3-mile radius of the school.
All other eligible boys – those living closest to the school first.
Admissions Policy Information
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.
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