Aim

To leave at the end of the evening:-

• Informed about secondary options • Informed about application procedures • Familiar with the 11+ paper • With all questions answered • Confident about where to find out further information Which School?

• • Non-selective State School • Selective State School

Admissions to Secondary Schools

KCC operate a coordinated scheme for transfer to . This means that it is all managed centrally through the Local Authority. Test/PESE*/11+ (Procedure for Entrance to Secondary Education) 6 Part Test in 4 Papers • Paper 1 –English (multiple choice) • Paper 2 – Mathematics (multiple choice) • Paper 2 Verbal Reasoning/Non-verbal Reasoning/Spatial Reasoning (multiple choice) • Written text (only used for head teachers’ appeals)

Head Teachers’ Appeal vs Parental Appeal • Head teacher’s appeal – school only • Parental Appeal – parents and school

Maths Paper 25 minute Test - 5 minutes practice questions

English Paper 25 minutes test - 5 minutes practice questions Verbal Reasoning Non-Verbal Reasoning Spatial Reasoning How can we help? • State primary schools cannot prepare children • Talk to your class teacher • CAT tests in year 5 • Maths and English How can you help? • Good reading habits • Play games (word, logic, puzzles, etc) • Tutoring or Familiarisation papers

Passing the Kent Test

• Scores are Age Standardised • Have to score 106 in each paper and score an aggregate score of 320 • Each selective/ has its own pass rate

School Inner Area Outer Area Tonbridge Grammar 369 394 The Judd 364 395 Skinners 363 • These can change every year as can the pass rate. A pass does not guarantee a place.

Choosing the Right School

• Passing the 11+ • Individuals • Location • ‘Feel’ right • Non-selective • Independent • Sport, extra curricular • Pastoral care • Travel

Special Aptitudes or Grammar Streams

Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge • Dance, drama, music • Complete a supplementary information form and check for “audition” dates Early • Assessments in October

The • Expressive Arts – dance, drama, music, visual arts • Email Kent Test scores to the school to apply for the grammar stream

Please look on school websites to find further information on Open days and Information Evenings. Kent information online – Beware! Some schools Academies, foundation academies, voluntary aided, foundation and free schools) require supplementary information in addition to the SCAF and this is stated in the details for each individual school. Where required, check on the school’s information as to where to get the form and where to return it to (usually the school itself).

Which schools have children gone to?

2017 Schools 2018 Offers Broomhill Bank 1 Bennett 2 Hayesbrook 2 Hayesbrook 3 Hillview 2 Hillview 3 Judd School 7 Hugh Christie 1 Knole Academy 6 Judd School 8 Radnor House 1 Knole Academy 10 School 2 Skinners' School 4 Skinners' School 1 St Gregorys Catholic School 1 St Gregory's Catholic School 4 4 Tonbridge Grammar School 4 Trinity School 27 Trinity School 16 Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar 1 Tunbridge Wells Grammar School Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys 6 For Boys 9 Weald of Kent Grammar 7 Weald of Kent Grammar 15 Wrotham 1 Important Information • name up to 4 preferences in priority order • Putting down less than 4 school does not improve your chances • Apply online www.kent.gov.uk/secondary admissions • The School office can help you with this process or complete a paper SCAF

How can I find out about the schools to consider? • Kent online booklets • Ask existing parents or friends • Visit as many schools as possible with your child and look at their websites. Proposed key dates for 2018

1st June Registration for Kent Test open

2nd July Kent test registration closed

6th September Kent Test takes place for Year 6 pupils who have applied

11th October Assessment decisions re: Kent Test posted/emailed after 4pm

31st October Deadline for Secondary School Applications Proposed Key Dates for 2019

National Offer Day 1st March posted to all parents. Parents who applied online will receive an email after 4pm on 1st March. Information about waiting lists and appeals and acceptance deadlines will be included with the offer letter.

April • KCC will reallocate vacant places to pupils on the waiting lists.

We are here to guide you through this process!

How do we help? • Secondary Transfer talk (Year 4 and Year 5) • Parent consultations in Year 4 • Parent Consultations in Year 5 after CAT tests. • Appeals – HT appeal, parental appeal • On-going open door for advice and support