Applying for Secondary School

You must apply for a secondary school place for your child to start Year 7 at secondary school. You will need to do this when your child is in Year 6 at primary school. 

Please visit the following website for full details;

https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/secondary-school-places#tab-1,2

Applying for the Kent Test

Grammar schools in Kent provide for children in about the top 25% of the ability range. These school require your child to have sat the Kent Test.  You may want to discuss your child’s academic achievement with us before you decide whether to register them for the Kent Test.  Passing the Kent Test does not guarantee your child a place in a Kent grammar school.

Make sure you know where the Kent grammar schools are and what the admissions criteria are for the school(s) you are interested in.

You can search for Kent grammar schools with the Kent Schools search.

For further information regarding applying for the Kent Test, please visit the following website;

https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/kent-test#tab-1,6