Apply for a Kent grammar school place
If you are a Kent parent you will be able to name up to 4 secondary school preferences. Read more about how to apply for a secondary school place.
If your child is assessed as suitable for grammar school
- Any Kent grammar school you apply for will consider your application, but this does not guarantee your child will be offered a place.
- Grammar schools are often oversubscribed, meaning they receive more applications than there are available places. Schools use their admissions criteria to rank all applicants in priority order, so it’s important to read the admissions criteria for schools you are interested in.
- A Kent grammar school can only consider your child for a place if you have named it on your application and your child has been tested and assessed suitable for admission.
- If your child is not offered a place at the school, you will be able to appeal to an independent appeal panel and may be able to join the school’s waiting list.
If you are applying from outside Kent
School admissions are co-ordinated between local authorities. Even if your child qualifies for admission to a grammar school in more than one area, all your preferred schools must be listed on your home local authority’s application form, and you will not be offered more than one school place. Independent schools have their own admissions processes.
If your child is moving into Kent after the deadline or is in a non grammar school
If you move to Kent after the Kent Test has taken place and you are looking for a Year 7 place at a grammar school, your child will still need to be assessed.