Secondary schools
The main types of secondary school in Kent are:
Grammar schools
Grammar schools take children from the age of 11 (Year 7) and
admit pupils on the basis of their ability. To go to a Kent grammar
school, your child would have to take and pass the Kent Test (also known as the
eleven-plus) in their last year at primary school. Some Kent
grammar schools also have their own entry test.
Grammar schools offer a sixth form, or Years 12 and 13,
where children can study after the age of 16.
Academies
Academies take children from the age of 11 (Year 7). Some
academies admit children of all abilities, and some (which were
formerly grammar schools) are selective and admit pupils on the
basis of ability. If the academy is selective your child
would have to take and pass the Kent
Test. Some academies offer a sixth form,
or Years 12 and 13, where children can study after the age of
16.
Comprehensive, wide ability and high schools
These schools take children of all abilities from the age of 11.
Some of these schools offer a sixth form, or Years 12 and 13,
where children can study after the age of 16. The three Free
Schools proposing to open for September 2013 will also take
children of all abilities.
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